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FAA accident report · Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN · Combine, TX · December 13, 2012

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Date
December 13, 2012 · 11:02 local
Place
Combine, TX
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29NR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13FA100
Reported as
Aerovodochody L-29 Delfin
Reported engine
Motorlet M-701C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,996 total8 in the last 90 days
N29NRRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2014 · Aerovodochody L-29 DELFINS/N 194144 · Built 1971Airframe modelAerovodochody L-29 DELFINEngine modelMotorlet M-701CTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 13, 2012, about 1102 central standard time, an Aerovodochody L-29 airplane, N29NR, impacted terrain near Combine, Texas. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the lancaster municipal (klnc), lancaster, Texas, about 1030. A witness reported that he observed a smoke plume from the ground, but did not see the crash. The witness said that he saw and heard the airplane before the crash, and did not think the airplane was doing aerobatics. The airplane impacted in a large open field, about 350 feet from a river that bordered the edge of the large field. After the initial impact point, the wreckage path was distributed on a northerly heading towards the river. The major components of the airplane separated on impact and were located along the wreckage path. A post crash fire ensued.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 13, 2012, ABOUT 1102 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AEROVODOCHODY L-29 AIRPLANE, N29NR, IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR COMBINE, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LANCASTER MUNICIPAL (KLNC), LANCASTER, TEXAS, ABOUT 1030. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED A SMOKE PLUME FROM THE GROUND, BUT DID NOT SEE THE CRASH. THE WITNESS SAID THAT HE SAW AND HEARD THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE CRASH, AND DID NOT THINK THE AIRPLANE WAS DOING AEROBATICS. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD, ABOUT 350 FEET FROM A RIVER THAT BORDERED THE EDGE OF THE LARGE FIELD. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT, THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS DISTRIBUTED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING TOWARDS THE RIVER. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPLANE SEPARATED ON IMPACT AND WERE LOCATED ALONG THE WRECKAGE PATH. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13FA100Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCombine, TXThe airplane's impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined during examination of the available evidence because of extensive impact damage and postimpact fire.Dec 13, 2012 · Substantial damage