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NTSB Identification: IAD03MA049
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, April 26, 2003 in Loma Alta, TX
Aircraft: Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2, registration: N138BF
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
HISTORY OF FLIGHT
On April 26, 2003, at 1005 central daylight time, a Sino-Swearingen Aircraft Corporation (SSAC) SJ30-2, N138BF, serial number 002, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Loma Alta, Texas. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which departed on an instrument flight rules flight plan from San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, at 0911. The local test flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to company flight test personnel, the mission, flight test number 231, was the second in a series of flights to complete SSAC Report 30-2222, "Flight Flutter Certification Test Plan for SSAC SJ30-2" requirements.
The first flutter mission, .................................