# Accident 20110105001109A: Columbia Ai LC41-550FG, Midlothian, TX, January 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2011, 10:45 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Eagles Nest Estates Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5197° N, 96.9278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5197&lon=-96.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1393T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1393T-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AI LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110105001109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING PRIVATE AIRFIELD AT EAGLES NEST ESTATES AIRPORT IN MIDLOTHIAN TEXAS.  AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRFIELD AND CRASHED INTO CLUMP OF CEDAR TREES.

## 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 CEN11FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA141), Jan 5, 2011: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (N1393T), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The engine's loss of power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because no engine anomalies were discovered during the postaccident examination.

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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