# Accident 20090930053419A: Mckenna Jam AVID-CATALI, Inks Lake, TX, September 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2009, 14:15 local time
- Place: Inks Lake, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7353° N, 98.3783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7353&lon=-98.3783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1945J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1945J-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckenna James E AVID-CATALINA (registry code 05614ES, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenna-james-e-avid-catalina) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKENNA JAM AVID-CATALI
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA611](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA611) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090930053419A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, APPROXIMATELY 1415 HRS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM INKS LAKE, TX FOR A FLIGHT TO LAKE BUCHANNAN, TX.  . AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET AIRBORNE FROM INKS LAKE, WITTNESSES TO THE LAST TAKE OFF ATTEMPT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE WAS STEPPER THAN NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT THEN DECENDED IN A LEFT TURN. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED, COMING TO REST INVERTED IN THE LAKE AND THEN SUBMERGED.  BLOCK 31 OF THIS REPORT IS MARKED N/A DUE TO SOME PILOT INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE.  HOWEVER THE PILOT ACTIONS DID CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE.  PILOT INFORMATION AVAILABLE IS AS FOLLOWS: PILOT:  JIM C. EACHUSDOB:   07/07/1943DOMICILE ZIP CODE:  78609CERTIFICATE NO:  3255471HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL: LESS THAN 10

## 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 CEN09LA611](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA611), Sep 30, 2009: Mckenna James E AVID-CATAL (N1945J), Inks Lake, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with a known airframe deficiency.

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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