Ferguson RANS S-10 SAKOTA accident near Pisgah, MS
On November 1, 1998, a Ferguson RANS S-10 SAKOTA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pisgah, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 1, 1998
- Place
- Pisgah, MS
- Aircraft
- Ferguson RANS S-10 SAKOTA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.920°N, 88.589°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11474
NTSB summary
On November 1, 1998, about 1600 central standard time, an experimental, Ferguson Rans S-10 Sakota, N383FF, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering overhead Pisgah Airstrip, Pisgah, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The amateur-built airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the private strip about 20 minutes before the accident. According to a witness, the pilot's father, the flight was performing a flyby maneuver at about 150 to 200 feet agl, on a heading of 180 degrees down the centerline of the runway, and at about the 2/3 point of the runway the flight entered an abrupt 45-to 50-degree left bank. During the left bank, the nose dropped and the ballistic recovery chute (BRS), was observed to deploy. The left bank continued for about 270 degrees, the nose dropped 25 to 30 degrees below the horizon trailing the partially deployed BRS, and the airplane impacted the terrain in a nearly vertical attitude. The engine sounded normal the whole time. The father mentioned that he thought the pilot had no acrobatic experience. A friend of the pilot who helped build the airplane and who had given dual instruction to the pilot about 5 to 6 weeks previously in the same airplane stated they performed maneuvers and steep turns above 5,000 feet agl. Examination of the airplane by FAA personnel revealed the airplane impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude, upright, heading abo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low altitude maneuver resulting in the aircraft's uncontrollable descent until impact with the terrain.
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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.
