# NTSB Accident ERA18FA005
> **BRYANT C CROSBY BC ULTRA PUP** · 2017-10-05 · Bardstown, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA005
- **Event ID:** 20171005X94549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-05
- **Location:** Bardstown, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.824443, -85.493331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BRYANT C CROSBY
- **Model:** BC ULTRA PUP
- **Registration:** N484HC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to initiate a flight in an airplane he had never flown and with no currency in any airplane nor a medical certificate, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's psychiatric disease, which likely affected his decision-making and judgment.

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