# Accident 20130304002809A: Fisher Michael E CELEBRITY, Terrell, TX, March 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2013, 16:26 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Airport: Terrell Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6886° N, 96.3103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6886&lon=-96.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70785-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fisher Michael E CELEBRITY (registry code 05625TB, https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-michael-e-celebrity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FISHER MICHAEL E CELEBRITY
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL O-240
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130304002809A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 4, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CALLS CAME IN STATING THAT A SMALL PLANE CRASHED IN TERRELL, TX.  IT WAS REPORTED BY SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES THAT THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.  UPON PULLING UP FROM ONE OF SEVERAL DIVE, THE LEFT UPPER WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO A NOSE DIVE COMING TO REST IN A FIELD WITH POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  THE WING THAT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE ABOUT HALF A MILE EAST OF THE CRASH SITE.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND DID NOT SURVIVE.

## 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 CEN13LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA186), Mar 4, 2013: Fisher Michael E Celebrity (N70785), Terrell, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s design stress limits while performing aerobatic maneuvers.

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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