Ralph Sanders MURPHY ACFT ELITE N560SC
5 February 2006 · Presidio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 2006 at about 16:00 local time, a Ralph Sanders MURPHY ACFT ELITE registered N560SC, operated by Lyle Koen, was involved in an accident near Presidio, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Presidio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Bend Ranch State Park Apt (3TE3)
- Coordinates
- 29.4683, -103.9353
- Aircraft
- Ralph Sanders MURPHY ACFT ELITE
- Registration
- N560SC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lyle Koen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Presidio → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW06CA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 3,000-hour commercial pilot of a single-engine experimental tail-wheel equipped airplane reported that he lost directional control resulting in a ground loop during the takeoff roll on a 5,500-feet long by 80-feet wide asphalt runway. The winds were reported as light and variable at the time of the accident. The pilot reported having accumulated a total of 20 hours in the same make and model of airplane and stated that the accident could have been prevented by additional flight training. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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