1 fatal · Hildebrant Rutan Defiant · 2005-09-07 · Bloomfield, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI05LA257
Event ID
20050920X01497
Type
Accident
Date
2005-09-07
Location
Bloomfield, IN, USA
Coordinates
39.044445, -87.005554
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Hildebrant
Model
Rutan Defiant
Registration
N219DF
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the runway during the aborted takeoff. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane and the corn crop.