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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Faulkm FAULK · La Porte, TX · July 18, 2009

Date: July 18, 2009 · 10:10 local
Place: La Porte, TX
Airport: La Porte Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N62431
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA445
Reported as: Faulkm Faulk
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 30 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N62431Registration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Faulk Marvin FAULKS/N 3 Airframe modelFaulk Marvin FAULK

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed from La Porte Municipal Airport, Texas (T41) runway 31 at approximately 10:10 CST. Witness statement indicated that aircraft was at about 200 feet and at a high angle of attack and slightly descending. The aircraft maintained the high angle of attack and kept descending until it struck a tree at the end of the runway, spun around and hit the ground. The aircraft is considered destroyed due to the following damage; both wings are damaged and the left wing is detached, fuselage is wrinkled, firewall is severely damaged, the landing gear is collapsed, the engine is torn off, and the cockpit is crushed and bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS (T41) RUNWAY 31 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 CST. WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 200 FEET AND AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AND SLIGHTLY DESCENDING. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED THE HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AND KEPT DESCENDING UNTIL IT STRUCK A TREE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED DESTROYED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE; BOTH WINGS ARE DAMAGED AND THE LEFT WING IS DETACHED, FUSELAGE IS WRINKLED, FIREWALL IS SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE LANDING GEAR IS COLLAPSED, THE ENGINE IS TORN OFF, AND THE COCKPIT IS CRUSHED AND BENT.

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 CEN09LA445Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLa Porte, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with terrain.Jul 18, 2009 · Substantial damage