N339SS — 2010 Scaled Composites Llc 339

Aircraft record

Serial number

001

Manufacturer

Scaled Composites Llc

Model

339

Year

2010

Category

Glider

Engine

None None

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. DCA15MA019Oct 31, 2014Koehn Dry Lake, CAFatal · 1 fatal

   Scaled Composites' failure to consider and protect against the possibility that a single human error could result in a catastrophic hazard to the SpaceShipTwo vehicle. This failure set the stage for the copilot's premature unlocking of the feather system as a result of time pressure and vibration and loads that he had not recently experienced, which led to uncommanded feather extension and the subsequent aerodynamic overload and in-flight breakup of the vehicle.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2010 Scaled Composites Llc 339).

1. Feb 13, 2015deregistered — Scaled Composites Llc

Frequently asked

Has N339SS been in an accident?

Yes. N339SS appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N339SS?

N339SS is a 2010 Scaled Composites Llc 339 (glider), serial number 001.

Has N339SS been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N339SS (DCA15MA019) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.