Huber DR 107 N255HR

Summary

On 28 October 2004 at about 22:20 local time, a Huber DR 107 registered N255HR was involved in an accident near Fletcher, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 2004 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Fletcher, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.9931, -98.4000

Aircraft

Huber DR 107

Registration

N255HR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fletcher → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA012

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate planning/decision to conduct an aerobatic maneuver without sufficient altitude to recover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 1,438-hour private pilot lost control of the homebuilt airplane while performing aerobatics. The airplane was observed by a witness entering a spin and continued spinning down until it was in close proximity with the ground. The airplane then stopped spinning and the nose started to rise before impacting the terrain at a steep angle. The airplane then bounced, rolled inverted, and again impacted the terrain before bursting into flames. The airplane came to rest inverted in a grass field and was destroyed by post-impact fire. Control continuity was established to all flight controls and no mechanical malfunctions were found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.