Howard Harder Skybolt accident near Claremore, OK
On April 18, 2002, a Howard Harder Skybolt (airplane) was involved in an accident near Claremore, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 18, 2002
- Place
- Claremore, OK
- Aircraft
- Howard Harder Skybolt · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.294°N, 95.480°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020422X00568
Official records · FTW02LA125
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 18, 2002, approximately 1045 central daylight time, a Harder Howard Skybolt experimental amateur-built airplane, N16HH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Claremore, Oklahoma. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot. The airline transport pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the Claremore Regional Airport (GCM), Claremore, Oklahoma, at 1010. In a written statement and telephone interview provided to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), an airport lineman reported that records indicate the pilot added 12.9 gallons of fuel the previous evening. There was no information available with respect to how long the pilot flew that evening. At approximately 0930 the morning of the accident the pilot arrived at the airport, worked in the office, checked the winds, and called the FAA Flight Service Station to "open the aerobatic box." After the pilot preflighted the airplane, the lineman assisted him in pulling it out of the hangar. At 1002, at the request of the pilot, the lineman added 5 gallons of fuel into the airplane's main tank. After fueling the pilot taxied to the run-up area at the end of runway 17, subsequently departing at 1010. At 1040 the pilot called in for the winds. The lineman advised him that they were 180 degrees at 18 knots with gusts to 22 knots. The pilot then made a call to Claremore Traffic, but the lineman d
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with terrain for undetermined reasons while conducting aerobatic maneuvers. A factor contributing to the accident was the physical impairment of the pilot.
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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.
