- Date
- October 4, 1992, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2GMMcilraith Steen Skybolt
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921004039879A
- Case key
- 33186
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Probable cause
A loss of control for undetermined reasons.
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
Shortly after takeoff the airplane was observed to initiate a series of slow rolls at about 400-600 ft. during the third roll to the right, the airplane descended & impacted the ground. Exam of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of the flight controls. None of the witnesses reported hearing any irregularity with the eng. The plt/owner was in the rear seat & the private pilot-rated pilot was in the front seat. Dual flt & eng controls were installed. No determination could be made as to who was flying the airplane. Found inside the wreckage was a piece of paper with a sequence of aerobatic maneuvers drawn, which belonged to the owner. No comments about the departure by either occupant were made. The acft was a minimum of 31.9 pounds over max gross weight. No forward or aft CG limits available due to the overweight condition. Both occupants were wearing parachutes. A bag was found lodged under the rear seat's right rudder pedal. A storage compartment was behind the rear seat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2GM
- Reported as
- Mcilraith Steen Skybolt (STEEN SKYB)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 329
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rudd, J.R.
- Registered owner
- Rudd, J.R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 28, 1992 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- HBG
- Destination
- Tallahassee, FL
- Airport
- HBG · Bobby L. Chain Muni
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
- 60
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 29,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIB, 9 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.