Amateur-built Skystar Vixen accident near Peachtree City, Georgia, August 3, 2006
On August 3, 2006 at about 11:55 am local time, a amateur-built Skystar Vixen, registered N93TR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Peachtree City, Georgia (Peachtree City-Falcon Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to reverse his direction following loss of engine power shortly after takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. A factor in the accident was a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 3, 2006 · about 11:55 am local time
- Place
- Peachtree City, Georgia · Peachtree City-Falcon Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Skystar Vixen
- Registration
- N93TR · no longer on the register · serial ECV004
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A witness observed the airplane to level out about 200 feet above the runway on initial takeoff climb. The witness heard a change in engine noise and observed the airplane start a descent and shallow left turn. The airplane started a second left turn with an angle of bank exceeding 45-degrees and the witness described the airspeed of the airplane as slow. The nose of the airplane was observed to pitch up, the left wing dropped down, the airplane entered a left spiral descended out of view and collided with the ground. Examination of the left wing revealed the left wing was pushed aft and the left wing tip was bent upward. The leading edge of the left wing had compression damage from the wing tip extending inboard about four feet. The right wing was accelerated forward. According to the co-owner of the airplane the stall speed of the airplane is 52 mph. The engine was removed, examined, and placed in a test cell for an engine run. The engine was started, ran and developed power with stepped increases in engine rpm. The throttle was returned to the idle position for cool down, and the engine was shut down.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,800 hours in all; 400 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 475 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, February 1, 2006; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,200 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KFFC Peachtree City GA at 11:53 am
- Destination: KFFC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 5,219 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 11:53 am from KFFC
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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