# Accident 20181218022099A: Bothof Larry D SABERWING, Adel, GA, December 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Adel, GA
- Airport: Cook County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1036° N, 83.5531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1036&lon=-83.5531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203SW-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bothof Larry D SABERWING (registry code 05635D0, https://openairdocs.org/model/bothof-larry-d-saberwing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOTHOF LARRY D SABERWING
- Reported engine: LYCOMING XI0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181218022099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DECEMBER 18, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, MODEL; SABERWING, N203SW, SERIAL NUMBER 003 CRASH IN ADEL GEORGIA. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATLEY 125 HOURS TOTAL TIME, WITH ENGINE TIME APPROXIMATLEY 34 HOURS SMOH.

PILOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE BUILDER AND OWNER OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT HAD TOTAL TIME OF 1100 HOURS, A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL WAS ISSUE ON 11/30/18.

CRASH SITE COVER APPROXIMATLEY 1 MILE FROM THE FIRST PIECE OF AIRCRAFT FOUND TO THE LOCATION OF THE COCKPIT. PILOT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS FROM COCKPIT.

WEATHER WAS CLEAR, COOL AND WINDY ON DAY OF CRASH

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA068), Dec 18, 2018: Saberwing Saberwing (N203SW), Adel, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the fuselage, as a result of the pilot conducting maneuvers that exceeded the structural capabilities of the airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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