- Date
- July 5, 1984, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9722APeter A. Yarger Skybolt
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840705030089A
- Case key
- 31004
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a turn after takeoff the plt reported the control stick suddenly 'snapped back' to the full nose up position. The acft was at about 300 ft AGL when it stalled. The pilot who was in the back seat was unable to recover before ground impact. After the accident the plt reported that his passenger was in a 'highly excited state' before takeoff andwanted to takeoff even though the weather was not good along their route of flt. The plt also said the passenger in the front seat disappeared from his view as the acft reached 300 ft. after the control stick episode the passengers head reappeared. Post crash inspection of the acft revealed no malfunctions of the controls or engine. Three drugs were foundin the baggage of the passenger; dexedrine 5MG, transderm-scop 4'S, and compazine 5 mg. These were self perscribed by the doctor passenger for air sickness but had side effects of over stimulation, restlessness, dizziness, jitteriness and insomnia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9722A
- Reported as
- Peter A. Yarger Skybolt
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 35
- Airframe hours
- 246
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kurt T. Glaze
- Registered owner
- Frederic H. Abel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 6, 1984 · 8 hours before
- Destination
- VDI · Vidalia, GA
- Airport
- SGJ · St. Augustine, runway 13, 700 × 150 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,801 total · 6 in this make and model · 2,973 as pilot in command · 148 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 25 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.