Accident · 2007-11-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-11-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-28R-200 (N55307)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Skymates Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SKYMATES INC
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional performance of aerobatic maneuvers that exceeded the design limits of the airplane structure.
Source: NTSB case DFW08FA031Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.