Ferguson RANS S-10 SAKOTA N383FF

Summary

On 1 November 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Ferguson RANS S-10 SAKOTA registered N383FF was involved in an accident near Pisgah, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 November 1998 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pisgah, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Pisgah, Ms.

Coordinates

30.9204, -88.5892

Aircraft

Ferguson RANS S-10 SAKOTA

Registration

N383FF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA022

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low altitude maneuver resulting in the aircraft's uncontrollable descent until impact with the terrain.

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The airplane was observed flying down the centerline of the runway between 150 to 200 feet agl, and commence an abrupt steep bank to the left. Once into the 45 to 50 degree bank, the nose dropped, and the ballistic recovery parachute was seen to partially deploy. The airplane continued in the descending spiral until impact with the ground. No evidence of precrash malfunctions of flight controls were found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.