Criquet Aviation Bogota Columb STORCH FI-156 accident near Fordsville, KY
On May 30, 2016, a Criquet Aviation Bogota Columb STORCH FI-156 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fordsville, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 30, 2016
- Place
- Fordsville, KY
- Aircraft
- Criquet Aviation Bogota Columb STORCH FI-156 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.672°N, 86.636°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160601X60430
Official records · ERA16LA201
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Radar Graphic: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 30, 2016, at an unknown time, an experimental amateur-built Storch FI-156 airplane, N429BB, crashed in a wooded area near Fordsville, Kentucky. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight originated about 1133 central daylight time from Rough River State Park Airport (2I3), Falls of Rough, Kentucky. According to another pilot, who was a friend of the accident pilot, earlier on the day of the accident, the accident pilot flew his airplane from Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB), Owensboro, Kentucky, to 2I3 and landed about 0945. The friend flew his airplane to 2I3 and met the accident pilot there. The two pilots ate at a local restaurant, and then they prepared to depart from 2I3 in their airplanes. The friend reported hearing the accident pilot perform an engine run-up before takeoff, and he noted that the magneto drops were normal and that the engine was "running strong." After takeoff, the accident pilot turned to a heading of 315°, and the friend lost sight of the airplane when it was about 1.5 miles away. The friend departed in his airplane and attempted to contact the accident pilot via radio, but he did not receive a reply to any of his transmissions. The friend then proceeded to the Ohio County Airport, Hartford, Kentucky, and landed uneventfully. The pilot's friend indicated that t
Probable cause
The steep descent to ground impact for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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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.
