# Accident 20090112000179A: Probst BABYACED, Longview, TX, January 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4522° N, 94.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4522&lon=-94.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610DD-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Probst BABY ACE D (registry code 003013X, https://openairdocs.org/model/probst-baby-ace-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROBST BABYACED
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 556 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090112000179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 12, 2009, ABOUT 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PROBST BABY ACE D, N610DD, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MINDEN-WEBSTER AIRPORT, MINDEN, LA (F24).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA128), Jan 12, 2009: Probst Baby Ace D (N610DD), Kilgore, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel planning. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness, resulting in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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