- Date
- June 14, 1986, 12:53 local (17:53 UTC)
- Place
- Fenton, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N111TRRobbins ACRO-DUSTER II SA750
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860614024119A
- Case key
- 34082
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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 aircraft was observed to go into a steep climb after departure from the runway. At 300 to 500 feet AGL, it nosed over and started a steep vertical dive into the ground. Examination of wreckage found no malfunction or failure of the aircraft. The pilot had just recently purchased the experimental aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111TR
- Reported as
- Robbins ACRO-DUSTER II SA750 (ACRO-DUSTE)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 264
- Airframe hours
- 130
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-AIB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David F.Scharon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1986 · 17 hours before
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 635 total · 8 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.