Bond Neal O S-9 accident near Saylorsburg, PA
On August 30, 2009, a Bond Neal O S-9 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Saylorsburg, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 30, 2009
- Place
- Saylorsburg, PA
- Aircraft
- Bond Neal O S-9 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.936°N, 75.364°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090830X54812
Official records · ERA09LA492
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 30, 2009, about 0950 eastern daylight time, a Bond S-9, N463NB, was substantially damaged after an in-flight structural failure near Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. The experimental, amateur-built airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The certificated sport pilot was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated at Pegasus Air Park, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, at 0945. A friend of the accident pilot, who also witnessed the accident, reported the following. He spoke with the pilot about 0920 on the morning of the accident. The pilot performed his preflight inspection and stated that he was going to fly locally for about 40 minutes to perform slow flight and turns at altitude. The friend agreed to communicate with the pilot while airborne via a hand-held radio. About 0940, the pilot reported that he was at 4,000 feet and 70 mph. The pilot made a left turn, similar to a clearing turn, and then a right turn. During the right turn, the nose dropped and the airplane completed one turn of a spiral or spin. The friend called the pilot and asked him what he was doing, and told him to get the nose of the airplane up. The friend then observed the spiral or spin cease and the nose came up, but not high enough. He again told the pilot to get the nose up. As the nose came up, the friend observed something red and silver come off the airplane. He believed the parts to be the right elevator
Probable cause
The pilot’s excessive flight control inputs that resulted in an overload failure of the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer.
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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.
