Rocket Fatal Accident, N85TP, 6/11/2023, Youngstown, NY

[RV8JD]

Rocket fatal accident, N85TP, 6/11/2023, Youngstown, NY.

From the Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/315129

"An experimental Harmon Rocket II, amateur built by Michael S. Wonder, crashed shortly after takeoff from Shear Airport (63NY), near Porter, New York.

The sole pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed."​

The NTSB has released its Preliminary Report:

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192351/pdf​

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This Rocket was involved in a previous accident in 2014 (loss of directional control during landing). There were no injuries. Link to the NTSB's Final Report:

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89313/pdf​

RIP.

 

[Dalpilot]

Ver6 sad and hits close to home.

 

[dwranda]

This is way too close to home. That's 3 fatal crashes in Western NY in like the last month. Each one different type airplanes but still just awful.

 

[jrs14855]

Accidents

I know about the Luce Buttercup. What was the third? The Rocket registration was 9/13/22

 

[dwranda]

I know about the Luce Buttercup. What was the third? The Rocket registration was 9/13/22

Last Tuesday a Cirrus crashed at the Jamestown Airport and killed 2.

 

[f1rocket]

Very sad. I flew with this airplane for many years around Indy.

 

[RV8JD]

The NTSB has released its Preliminary Report:

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192351/pdf​

 

[RV8JD]

This the Preliminary Report, with no validation of the information that's included.

Best to wait for the NTSB's Final Report with an analysis of the accident and the Probable Cause.

 

[Mike S]

This the Preliminary Report, with no validation of the information that's included.

Best to wait for the NTSB's Final Report with an analysis of the accident and the Probable Cause.

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At this time, it appears that this thread has started off on the speculation rabbit trail---------I (and probably some of the other mods) am very close to shutting it down.