Allen STEEN SKYBOLT N849CA

Summary

On 13 July 2014 at about 21:25 local time, a Allen STEEN SKYBOLT registered N849CA was involved in an accident near Carrollton, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 2014 at 21:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.5647, -84.9936

Aircraft

Allen STEEN SKYBOLT

Registration

N849CA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carrollton → Carrollton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14FA339

2 people died.

An in-flight loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations or based on the available evidence.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was the airplane owner, was on a local, pleasure flight. Witnesses observed the airplane flying low followed by a rapid pitch down or loss of airplane control. The airplane struck a tree about 60 ft above the ground and continued another 46 ft until it struck the ground. Most of the wreckage was consumed in a postaccident fire. Primary flight control continuity was confirmed from the control surfaces to the cockpit controls. All of the airplane's primary structural components were accounted for within the wreckage debris field. Several tree branches with smooth, angular cuts, indicative of contact with a propeller under power, were observed within the wreckage debris field. A disassembly and examination of the engine revealed no evidence of a preexisting mechanical malfunction or failure. A cable attachment bracket for the elevator trim tab was found fractured; however, examination of the fracture surface revealed overstress signatures, and no evidence of a preexisting anomaly was found. Thus, the fracture likely occurred during the impact sequence. The pilot, who had owned the airplane for about 15 years, only flew it occasionally, and his last logged flight in the accident airplane was more than 1 year before the accident flight. The pilot's autopsy and toxicology reports revealed no evidence of incapacitation.

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