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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Wichita Falls, TX · September 14, 2008

Date: September 14, 2008 · 11:23 local
Place: Wichita Falls, TX
Airport: Kickapoo Downtown
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N571JH
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08FA228
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was in touch and go pattern when data recorder showed fuel flow suddenly went to zero. Pilot attempted to return to the airport but crashed on centerline of runway about a mile short. Fuel was remaining in aircraft after crash. Crash scene indicates a stall-spin. Post crash engine run did not indicate any obvious cause for stoppage. Carburetor ice is possible cause but impossible to prove.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN TOUCH AND GO PATTERN WHEN DATA RECORDER SHOWED FUEL FLOW SUDDENLY WENT TO ZERO. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT CRASHED ON CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY ABOUT A MILE SHORT. FUEL WAS REMAINING IN AIRCRAFT AFTER CRASH. CRASH SCENE INDICATES A STALL-SPIN. POST CRASH ENGINE RUN DID NOT INDICATE ANY OBVIOUS CAUSE FOR STOPPAGE. CARBURETOR ICE IS POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW08FA228Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWichita Falls, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain safe flying airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall during the forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Sep 14, 2008 · Substantial damage