Baldwin SKYBOLT N24EB

Summary

On 30 May 2012 at about 00:15 local time, a Baldwin SKYBOLT registered N24EB was involved in an accident near Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 May 2012 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

34.5994, -91.5750

Aircraft

Baldwin SKYBOLT

Registration

N24EB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stuttgart → Stuttgart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA331

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the airplane’s overweight takeoff from an airstrip with a high density altitude and subsequent collision with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and a passenger departed in an experimental amateur-built airplane from a private airstrip with a higher-than-standard density altitude. The pilot was unable to maintain a positive rate of climb during the takeoff and turned back toward the airport. The airplane subsequently impacted rough terrain, and a postimpact ground fire occurred. Postaccident calculations revealed that the airplane’s gross weight for the accident flight exceeded its maximum gross weight. The pilot reported no airplane mechanical malfunctions, and postaccident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.