# Accident 20121105025099A: Darrell G Sorensen SPRINT MX II, Groesbech, TX, November 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Groesbech, TX
- Airport: Sorenson Farm
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4278° N, 96.4708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4278&lon=-96.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N460JS-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Darrell G Sorensen SPRINT MX II (registry code 05631H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/darrell-g-sorensen-sprint-mx-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DARRELL G SORENSEN SPRINT MX II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121105025099A

## Narrative

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

ON 5 NOVEMBER 2012 THE AIRCRAFT N460JS A QUICKSILVER SPRINT MARK II SERIAL NUMBER 0686 WAS EXECUTING A GO AROUND AFTER AN ABORTED LANDING TO THE NORTH AT THE PILOT/OWNER'S HOME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED STARTING A CLIMB THEN APPEARING TO STALL BANKED TO THE LEFT AND WENT IN TO THE TREES. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL AND WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE TO CALL 911. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THERE WAS MIN0R DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN13LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA046), Nov 5, 2012: Sorensen Sprint Mxii (N460JS), Groesbeck, TX, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the noncertificated airplane during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s physical and psychological impairment.

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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