- Date
- October 11, 1987, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Bennettsville, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N111MJRogers-Gibson 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871011059129A
- Case key
- 7552
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The homebuilt aerobatic airplane impacted flat terrain adjacent to the rwy shortly after takeoff. A pilot/witness who was in the arpt terminal lobby at the time rptd that he briefly observed the airplane pass by the terminal at a low level in a near wings-vertical attitude. The engine sounded as if the airplane was going through aerobatic maneuvers. The airplane disappeared from his view and he heard the sound of an impact shortly thereafter. The witness reportedly had aerobatic flight experience. Post-crash examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any pre-existing mechanical failure or malfunction. According to the FAA, the plt had not acquired any PIC time within the preceding 90 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111MJ
- Reported as
- Rogers-Gibson 1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Carroll Iglar
- Registered owner
- Iglar Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 11, 1982
- Airport
- 64J · Marlboro County Airport, runway 6, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 194 total · 79 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLO, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.