- Date
- October 13, 1985, 15:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Schellville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N46871Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851013070009A
- Case key
- 24875
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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 acft crashed while attempting a slow roll immediately after departing from rwy 34 at the sonoma valley arpt. The plt stated to witnesses that he liked to roll his acft after takeoff. Witnesses indicated the acft became airborne after a 300 to 400 ft ground roll and attained an alt of aprx 100 ft AGL at a 45 deg climb angle. The airspeed was aprx 85 to 90 mph when it rolled to the left, fell out of the maneuver and struck the ground 3/4 of the way through the roll. None of the witnesses reported hearing or seeing any mechanical difficulties with the acft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46871
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 751724
- Airframe hours
- 3,391
- Engine
- P&W 985-AN3, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lance T. Starkey
- Registered owner
- Aubrey N. Starkey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 28, 1985 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- 0Q3
- Destination
- 028 · Willits, CA
- Airport
- 0Q3 · Sonoma Valley
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,462 total · 453 in this make and model · 4,358 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.