# Accident 20110704013589A: Skytrails Lsa PREDATOR, Coldspring, TX, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 07:15 local time
- Place: Coldspring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5764° N, 95.1197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5764&lon=-95.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5358Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5358Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skytrails Lsa PREDATOR (registry code 060007B, https://openairdocs.org/model/skytrails-lsa-predator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYTRAILS LSA PREDATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704013589A

## Narrative

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

N5358Z BEING PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER CRASHING INTO A HOUSE ON JULY 4, 2011 IN COLDSPRING, TEXAS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF N5358Z STRUCK A TREE AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE TAKEOFF FIELD WHILE CLIMBING ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED A SLOW CLIMBING RIGHT TURN IN A SOUTHWESTERN DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO MORE TREES APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS AND 55 YARDS RESPECTIVELY, FROM THE FIRST IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RAPIDLY DESCENDED INTO A HOUSE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 YARDS FROM THE BASE OF THE THIRD TREE. THE ROOF OF A HOUSE WAS PUNCTURED. N5358Z THEN FELL TO THE GROUND WHERE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (CUTS AND SCRAPES). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN11CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA445), Jul 4, 2011: Skytrails Lsa Predator (N5358Z), Coldspring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate consideration of obstructions on his flight path and inability to maintain altitude following an unexplained loss of lift.

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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