Wilson BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P accident near Burns Flat, OK
On August 6, 2016, a Wilson BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burns Flat, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 6, 2016
- Place
- Burns Flat, OK
- Aircraft
- Wilson BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.364°N, 99.204°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160806X23345
Official records · CEN16FA307
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 6, 2016, about 0820 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Wilson Bugatti-DeMonge 100P airplane, N110PX, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 35L at the Clinton-Sherman Airport (CSM), near Burns Flat, Oklahoma. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed during impact and a subsequent postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to Le Reve Bleu LLC and was operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area about the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The local flight was originating from CSM at the time of the accident. A witness at the airport reported that the airplane lifted off the runway. During the initial climb, the airplane banked to the right and then to the left. The airplane's left bank increased, it descended nose down, and subsequently impacted terrain inverted. Review of a chase helicopter's video was consistent with the witness statements. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe 66-year-old pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airline transport pilot certificate with single-engine land, multi engine land, and instrument airplane ratings. He held a second-class FAA medical certificate issued on May 12, 2016. This medical certificate was issued with limitations: "Must wear corrective lenses. and Not valid for any class after 05/31/2017." The pilot reported on that medical certificate application 10,700 hours of total flight time and 25 hours of flight time in the previous
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following an engine anomaly during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was an engine anomaly, the reason for which could not be identified during postaccident examination.
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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.
