- Date
- March 26, 1986, 13:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N39RHChristen Industries Eagle II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860326010939A
- Case key
- 13347
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft impacted the ground when an unsuccessful aerobatic loop maneuver was attempted on takeoff. The pilot of the aircraft was issued a statement of acrobatic compentency which allowed all maneuvers within the limitations of the aircraft and with a minimum altitude limitation of 500 feet. The pilot had approximately 500 hours flight time with 460 hours as PIC in this type aircraft. According to the designer of this aircraft it is not normally capable of successfully completing a loop on takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39RH
- Reported as
- Christen Industries Eagle II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0001
- Airframe hours
- 311
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-A1D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert N. Henderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986 · 19 hours before
- Destination
- 22G · Lorain, OH
- Airport
- I60 · Aurora, runway 16, 2,400 × 50 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 500 in this make and model · 460 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 13 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.
Other investigations on N39RH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.