# Accident 20120422009129A: Bumford-Royer CHRISTEN EAGLE II, Pearland, TX, April 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5211° N, 95.2419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5211&lon=-95.2419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80BH-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bumford-Royer CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 0565898, https://openairdocs.org/model/bumford-royer-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: BUMFORD-ROYER CHRISTEN EAGLE II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120422009129A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/22/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 CDT AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR- BUILT AIRCRAFT, N80BH, MAKE: BUMFORD-ROYER, MODEL: CHRISTEN EAGLE II,CRASHED, AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM PEARLAND REGINAL AIRPORT (KLVJ), FRIENDSWOOD TEXAS.THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 233 DEGREES, , HITTING TREES AND THE BANK OF A DRAINAGE DITCH,  COMING TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED AND CERTIFICATED FOR THE LOCAL, CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE.THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY RATED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.A WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF AND HAD CLIMED TO ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET WHEN THE WITNESS HEARD A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS AND SPARS, RIGHT AILERON, FUSELAGE, MAIN GEAR AND MAIN FUEL TANK. THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER AND PROPELLER CONTROL WERE BROKEN FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE

## 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 CEN12LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA253), Apr 22, 2012: Bumford-Royer Christen Eagle II (N80BH), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose B nut on the fuel inlet line due to maintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque on the nut at an unknown time, which resulted in a fuel leak and a subsequent total loss of…

## Other reports on N80BH (1)

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

- [Incident 20070506007329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506007329I), May 6, 2007: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 (N80BH), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/06/07 approximately 9:30 am, MST, a parked Beechcraft BE-77 (N6757X) registered to [privacy data omitted] sustained damage when it was struck by…

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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