# Accident 20110507007899A: Woodward Harold L RAVIN 500, Conroe, TX, May 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2011, 08:51 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3631° N, 95.4136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3631&lon=-95.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913RA-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Woodward Harold L RAVIN 500 (registry code 056270O, https://openairdocs.org/model/woodward-harold-l-ravin-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOODWARD HAROLD L RAVIN 500
- Reported engine: GENERAL MOTORS LS-1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110507007899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY PERMISSION TO LAND AT CXO.  PILOT LINED UP ON RUNWAY 19 AND CRASHED IN TREE LINE JUST NORTH OF AIRPORT. IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT STALLED.  I WITNESS IN NEIGHBORHOOD JUST NORTH OF AIRPORT STATED HE SAW AN AIRCRAFT FLY OVER HIS HOUSE WITH THE NOSE VERY HIGH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOPS OF PINE TREES AND CAME TO A STOP RIGHT SIDE UP.  AIRCRAFT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

## 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 CEN11FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA324), May 7, 2011: Woodward Harold L Ravin 500 (N913RA), Conroe, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight smoke event on takeoff and the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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