# Accident 20121028023729A: US Light Aircraft Corp HORNET, Baytown, TX, October 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Rwj Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7591° N, 94.8708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7591&lon=-94.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2482J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2482J-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: US Light HORNET (registry code 05902M8, https://openairdocs.org/model/us-light-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 2706 (registry code 33703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: US LIGHT AIRCRAFT CORP HORNET
- Reported engine: HIRTH 2706
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121028023729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING APPROXIMATELY 50 OFF THE GROUND OVER FARM LAND.  EYE WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT FLEW RIGHT OVER HIM WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HIS TRACTOR IN THE FIELD.  THE EYE WITNESS STATED HE WATCHED AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO FLY SOUTH THROUGH FIELD.  PILOT PULLED UP TO AVOID POWERLINES THAT SEPARATE FIELD.  EYE WITNESS WATCHED AS AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PULL UP AND IT APPEARED PILOT WAS BANKING TO THE LEFT UNTIL AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED NORTH.  AIRCRAFT LEVELED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT WITH GROUND.

## 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 CEN13LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA034), Oct 28, 2012: US Light Hornet (N2482J), Mont Belvieu, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate airspeed management while maneuvering in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s low altitude, which did…

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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