Foster/Hilsman Q2 accident near Siloam Springs, AR
On April 19, 1998, a Foster/Hilsman Q2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Siloam Springs, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 19, 1998
- Place
- Siloam Springs, AR
- Aircraft
- Foster/Hilsman Q2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.180°N, 94.539°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09844
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 18, 1998, approximately 2030 central daylight time, a Foster/Hilsman Q2 amateur-built experimental airplane, N996DT, impacted terrain following a loss of control during a forced landing approximately 1/2 mile north of Smith Field Airport, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The two occupants, a commercial pilot and a pilot-rated passenger, who were the co-owners and builders of the airplane, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 local personal flight that originated from Smith Field about 2000. According to family members, the two occupants were planning to sell the airplane and had gone to the airport on the day of the accident to prepare the airplane for showing to prospective buyers. Receipts dated April 18, 1998, for the purchase of oil, valve cover gaskets, and other items were found by family members in the commercial pilot's vehicle. During post-accident examination of the hangar where the airplane was kept, several empty 1-quart oil containers were found. Additionally, hand tools, cleaning supplies, and the airplane's maintenance logbooks were found on a bench at the back of the hangar. A witness at the airport reported that approximately 1930, the commercial pilot borrowed a tire pressure gage from him and returned the gage "about 15 to 20 minutes later." Several witnesses at the airport observed the airplane takeoff on runway 36 and reported times for the takeoff varying from 1935 to 2030. One of the witnesses reported that the airpl
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing. Factors were the failure of the #4 cylinder head which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and the co-owners/builders' failure to perform a condition inspection of the airplane, which would have detected the leaking cylinder heads prior to the failure of the #4 cylinder head.
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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.
