# Accident 20110417007819A: Claus Rodney L CHRISTEN EAGLE II, San Angelo, TX, April 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2011, 16:15 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: San Angelo Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4625° N, 100.6222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4625&lon=-100.6222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38RC-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Claus Rodney L CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658EM, https://openairdocs.org/model/claus-rodney-l-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLAUS RODNEY L CHRISTEN EAGLE II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 42 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110417007819A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2011, AT 1614 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) A CHRISTEN EAGLE II N38RC, REGISTERED TO TWO PRIVATE OWNERS, WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE THOUGH FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.  THE TWO FAA CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL AIRMEN WERE FATALLY INJURED DUE TO THE IMPACT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 7.5 STATUTE MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SAN ANGELO REGIONAL / MATHIS FIELD IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS.  ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 18. AND WAS LATER CLEARED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT 16:02 CDT. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE EAST INITIALLY AND THEN PROCEEDED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AS IT CLIMBED TO 3,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL).  THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND CLIMBED TO 3,700 FEET MSL ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPONDER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MIDLAND, TX TRACON.  THE PILOT WAS NOT IN COMMUNICATION WITH MIDLAND TRACON.  THE AIRSPACE WAS UNCONTROLLED AND TWO WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS NOT REQUIRED.  RADAR INFORMATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT FROM 4,700 FEET MSL DOWN TO 2,400 FEET MSL WHEN RADAR RETURNS WERE LOST AT 16:14:38 CDT.  THE SURFACE ELEVATION IS BETWEEN 2,000 AND 2,400 FEET MSL WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN11FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA299), Apr 17, 2011: Claus Rodney L Christen Eagle II (N38RC), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain sufficient altitude to recover from a low-level aerobatic maneuver.

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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