Becker Wag Aero SUPER SPORT accident near Hamilton, ND
On November 3, 1998, a Becker Wag Aero SUPER SPORT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hamilton, ND. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 3, 1998
- Place
- Hamilton, ND
- Aircraft
- Becker Wag Aero SUPER SPORT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.800°N, 97.451°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11378
NTSB summary
History of Flight On November 3, 1998, at 1355 central standard time (CST), a Becker Wag-Aero Super Sport, N285BB, was destroyed near Hamilton, North Dakota, when it impacted the terrain after an in-flight breakup. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Cavalier Municipal Airport, Cavalier, North Dakota, at approximately 1330 CST on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. A witness reported he saw the airplane at about 1,000 to 2,000 feet above ground and "falling" from the sky. He reported a wing had separated from the airplane. The airplane impacted the ground in a field. Personnel Information The pilot was a commercially rated pilot with single engine land and glider ratings. He held a Second Class medical certificate. He had a total of about 1,581 hours of flight time. The pilot had owned the accident airplane since 1985, but it was not determined how many hours he had flown in the accident airplane. The pilot's flight logbook was not recovered. The pilot was also a certified Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic. Aircraft Information The airplane was a single engine experimental Becker Wag-Aero Super Sport, serial number BA-2-85. The airplane seated two and had a maximum gross weight of 1,400 pounds. The engine was a 150 horsepower O-320 Lycoming engine. The total hours flown on the airplane was approximately 1,800 hours. The pilot's brother reported that he, the pilot, and another of his brothers had built the airplane. He reported the aircraft plans had been purchased by
Probable cause
the fatigue failure of the lower wing strut attachment bracket.
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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.
