Temple Benjamin FREEDOM MASTER FM-2 N282XT
23 July 2016 · East Haddam, Connecticut, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2016 at about 19:55 local time, a Temple Benjamin FREEDOM MASTER FM-2 registered N282XT was involved in an accident near East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Haddam, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goodspeed (42B)
- Coordinates
- 41.4503, -72.4600
- Aircraft
- Temple Benjamin FREEDOM MASTER FM-2
- Registration
- N282XT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2012
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Haddam → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16LA267
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to witnesses, the commercial pilot performed an engine run-up and then departed the airport in the experimental, amateur-built airplane. The airplane climbed to about 400 ft above ground level, entered a steep left bank then a spin, and descended behind trees. Video recorded by one of the witnesses showed the airplane in the spin and also revealed that the engine was operating until it impacted a house. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot did not have much flight time in the accident airplane, and most of the accident airplane's initial test flights were completed by another pilot. There were no entries in the pilot's logbook associated with the accident airplane make and model. Given the lack of mechanical malfunctions and the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane, it is likely that the pilot failed to maintain airplane control during the initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Mar 2016 | Cessna 152 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Chester Charter Inc | No injuries | - |
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