Woods Skyboy Quick Kit accident near Huntington, IN
On April 24, 2006, a Woods Skyboy Quick Kit (airplane) was involved in an accident near Huntington, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 24, 2006
- Place
- Huntington, IN
- Aircraft
- Woods Skyboy Quick Kit · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.855°N, 85.462°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060509X00532
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 24, 2006, about 1530 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur built Woods Skyboy Quick Kit airplane, N758RW, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain while maneuvering near Huntington, Indiana. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from a private airstrip near Bluffton, Indiana, about 1515 and its destination is unknown. A witness, in part, reported: I ... observed [the pilot] in my home on April 25, approx 3:00 - 3:10 p.m. as being a man who had been behind a team of mules plowing all day! He was dripping with sweat ... . Seemed exhausted! ... He walked approx 300 ft. to the plane. I didn't see him in actual walking manner because I was in the loft ... . A witness, in part, stated: I was headed east on Taylor St ext when I seen the ultralight flying above. ... I saw the ultralight kind of rocking back [and] forth [and] ... I saw it nose dive. Another witness, in part, stated: I heard the ultralight plane and saw it flying in a southwest direction. It looked to be flying slightly up to increase altitude. Within a few seconds it made a left turn into a downward spiral. Just prior to the downward spiral the engine speed increased slightly. It was going down in a pretty steep spiral. The trees blocked my view and I heard the engine increase again ... then nothing. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Probable cause
The flight's impact with terrain while maneuvering due to undetermined reasons.
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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.
