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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Concannon Milton CONCANNON RADIAL ROC · Socorro, NM · September 19, 2011

Date: September 19, 2011 · 13:10 local
Place: Socorro, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N91TX
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11FA652
Reported as: Concannon Milton Concannon Radial ROC
Reported engine: Vendenyev M14P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total6 in this make and model

N91TXRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2013 · Concannon Milton CONCANNON RADIAL ROCS/N 110 Airframe modelConcannon Milton CONCANNON RADIAL ROC

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 09/19/2011 at 1310 MDT, N91TX, a homebuilt radial rocket, crashed near the Socorro, NM airport (onm) killing both occupants of the airplane. The airplane had departed from dallas executive airport (rbd) and was en route to mesa Arizona (ffz). The commercial rated pilot had just purchased the airplane from the builder in Mississippi and was flying it home. The airplane was destroyed by the impact and the post crash fire. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. A VFR flight plan had not been filed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/19/2011 AT 1310 MDT, N91TX, A HOMEBUILT RADIAL ROCKET, CRASHED NEAR THE SOCORRO, NM AIRPORT (ONM) KILLING BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED FROM DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (RBD) AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MESA ARIZONA (FFZ). THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE BUILDER IN MISSISSIPPI AND WAS FLYING IT HOME. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11FA652Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSocorro, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the visual approach to the runway, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane make and model and the possible sedating…Sep 19, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91TX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070512007409ILevel Off Touchdown · Mount Vernon, MO(-23) The engine RPM dropped to idle when the pilot reduced power during transition from downwind to base leg while landing at a private airport near mt. Vernon, MO. The pilot stated that throttle movement had no effect on engine power. The pilot continued to…May 12, 2007 · Reported as Amtr Radialrocket · Minor damage