Walton SKYBOLT accident near Collinsville, OK

On August 27, 1994, a Walton SKYBOLT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Collinsville, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

August 27, 1994

Place

Collinsville, OK

Aircraft

Walton SKYBOLT · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

36.369°N, 95.849°W

NTSB ID

20001206X02058

NTSB summary

On August 27, 1994, at 1125 central daylight time, a homebuilt Walton Skybolt, N113BW, was destroyed following a loss of control during takeoff near Collinsville, Oklahoma. The airline transport rated pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned cross country flight. Witnesses reported the flight was planned from Sand Ridge Airport, Collinsville, Oklahoma, to Joplin, Missouri. A preflight and runup was conducted by the pilot. The airplane rotated from the midpoint of the south runway and accelerated as the airplane flew about 20 feet above the ground. As the airplane approached the departure end of the runway, they observed the airplane in a "rapid pullup" to "vertical." Subsequently from an altitude of 200 feet to 300 feet a left turn was initiated and the bank increased to exceed 90 degrees. One witness observed the "nose was pitched down approximately 30 degrees below the horizon, left wing low, engine full power, airplane pointed north." Another witness reported the airplane continued to "pitch down to near vertical and rotate left." Witnesses stated that the engine was developing power until the impact and there were no inflight airframe discrepancies observed. The post crash fire erupted at impact. A witness stated that on all previous takeoffs he observed the airplane climb to about 200 feet AGL. The pilot would then initiate a left climbing turn, with a 45 degree bank and nose high attitude, to crosswind. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane, which came to rest at the

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.