1 fatal · Debus J / Mountain S / Bowes E DEBUS-CASST-SNOSHOO · 2008-09-06 · Reno, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA08FA196
Event ID
20080917X01476
Type
Accident
Date
2008-09-06
Location
Reno, NV, USA
Coordinates
39.667221, -119.876113
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Debus J / Mountain S / Bowes E
Model
DEBUS-CASST-SNOSHOO
Registration
N102MB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The movement of the airplane’s modified horizontal stabilizer trim system during an intentional high speed aerobatic maneuver that resulted in exceedence of the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight structural failure. Contrubuting to the accident was that the builder’s deviation from the airplane designer's original trim system.