# Accident 20121121027409A: Brian P North RAF SE5A REPLICA, Watkins, CO, November 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2012, 14:58 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7842° N, 104.5381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7842&lon=-104.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17SE-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brian P North RAF SE5A REPLICA (registry code 05631GP, https://openairdocs.org/model/brian-p-north-raf-se5a-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRIAN P NORTH RAF SE5A REPLICA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121027409A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2012, AT 14:58 MDT, AIRCRAFT: N17SE, MODEL: SE5A REPLICA (EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT), IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT THE FRONT RANGE AIRPORT, WATKINS, COLORADO.  THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME MAINTAINING ALTITUDE.WITNESSES SAID, THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND STARTED TO CLIMB AND THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN TOWARDS THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPEARED TO REGAIN POWER CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLOWLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT FOR A DOWN WIND LEG.  THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND CAME CLOSE TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THEN STALLED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED.THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 14 HOURS TOTAL TIME AND WAS STILL IN PHASE ONE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS.

## 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 CEN13FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA066), Nov 21, 2012: Brian P North RAF SE5A Replica (N17SE), Watkins, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control and inadvertent stall while attempting to return for landing.

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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