# Accident 20221029020309A: Snyder Ronald L BEARHAWK PATROL, Hanover Twp., PA, October 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2022, 14:50 local time
- Place: Hanover Twp., PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2195° N, 75.9117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2195&lon=-75.9117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snyder Ronald L BEARHAWK PATROL (registry code 05639BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-ronald-l-bearhawk-patrol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNYDER RONALD L BEARHAWK PATROL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221029020309A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/29/2022 THE PILOT DEPARTED WILKES BARRE WYOMING VALLEY AIRPORT (KWBW) ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO FARMERS PRIDE AIRPORT (9N7). THE PILOT WAS INTO THE FLIGHT FOR ABOUT FOUR MINUTES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM. THE PILOT UNBUCKLED HIS SEAT BELT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE AND YAWED IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE THROWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HITTING THE TAIL SECTION. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED IN A FIELD KILLING THE PASSENGER ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA23FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA045), Oct 29, 2022: Bearhawk Patrol (N964RS), Hanover Township, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to unlatch his seatbelt during flight, which allowed him to exit the airplane and impact the tail, resulting in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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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