Springer Longbow 150 accident near Oak Hill, FL
On January 10, 2002, a Springer Longbow 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oak Hill, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 10, 2002
- Place
- Oak Hill, FL
- Aircraft
- Springer Longbow 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.860°N, 80.851°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020115X00070
Official records · ATL02LA035
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On January 10, 2002, at 1042 eastern standard time, a Harold L. Springer Longbow 150 experimental airplane, N150LB, registered to a partnership and operated by the pilot, collided with the ground while maneuvering in Oak Hill, Florida. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot received fatal injuries. The local flight departed Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, at 1000. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot radioed on a common frequency after takeoff to report that flight conditions were favorable. About 40 minutes later, a witness on the ground in Oak Hill, Florida, observed the airplane fly overhead in circling maneuver, then dive vertically into the ground. The witness stated the airplane's engine was audible. Examination of the accident site revealed the airplane collided into a lagoon in a nose-down attitude and flipped inverted. Flight control surfaces were found intact and attached to their respective cockpit controls, and fuel was observed in the tank. An autopsy was performed on the pilot by the Office of the Medical Examiner, Volusia and Seminole Counties, Daytona Beach, Florida. The cause of death was listed as blunt force injuries. Forensic toxicology was performed on specimens from the pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The t
Probable cause
The improper modification of the exhaust muffler which resulted in fractures that enabled the contamination of the cabin heating and ventilation system. The pilot subsequently became incapacitated by carbon monoxide poisoning, and the airplane descended uncontrolled into 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.
