# Accident 20090129000599A: Cox BEARHAWK, Anahuac, TX, January 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2009, 14:20 local time
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7604° N, 94.6697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7604&lon=-94.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3WC-2009-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cox William M BEARHAWK (registry code 05615LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-william-m-bearhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COX BEARHAWK
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,786 total, 111 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090129000599A

## Narrative

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

ON 29, JANUARY, 2009 AT 1420 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BEARHAWK (N3WC) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  ACCORDING TO A SEVERAL WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW, SLOW AND MOVING UP AND DOWN BEFORE PITCHING STRAIGHT DOWN AND IMPACTING THE GROUND VERTICALLY.  RECOVERED AT THE SCENE, TWO (2) YOKE MOUNTED GPS, ONE (1) HAND HELD GPS AND ONE (1) HAND HELD 8MM VIDEO CAMCORDER.  THESE ITEMS WERE SENT TO NTSB ARLINGTON, TX. FOR ANALYSIS.

## 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 CEN09LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA144), Jan 29, 2009: Cox William M Bearhawk (N3WC), Anahuac, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.

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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