# Accident 20120324007809A: Enbody Frank GY 201 MINICAB, Granite Shoals, TX, March 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2012, 18:24 local time
- Place: Granite Shoals, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5931° N, 98.3942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5931&lon=-98.3942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416FC-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enbody Frank GY 201 MINICAB (registry code 05623QF, https://openairdocs.org/model/enbody-frank-gy-201-minicab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENBODY FRANK GY 201 MINICAB
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324007809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY FRANK ENBODY WAS ON A 14 CFR 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE.  OF THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN12LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA203), Mar 24, 2012: Enbody Frank GY 201 Minicab (N416FC), Granite Shoals, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a contaminated carburetor fuel screen. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from medications that degraded his…

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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