# Accident 20140704011819A: Slaughter Mike CH601-HDS, Frankston, TX, July 4, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 4, 2014, 13:49 local time - Place: Frankston, TX - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Maneuver - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.0836° N, 95.4358° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0836&lon=-95.4358&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4263-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Slaughter Mike CH601-HDS (registry code 05630HI, https://openairdocs.org/model/slaughter-mike-ch601-hds) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SLAUGHTER MIKE CH601-HDS - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA342) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140704011819A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 4, 2014, THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, PILOT AND PASSNEGER FLEW N4263 FROM THEIR HOME BASE OF AERO ESTATES (T25) TO ATTEND A FLY-IN EVENT AT WISENER FIELD (3F9) NEAR MINEOLA, TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 CDT. N4263 DEPARTED 3F9, TO AERO ESTATES (T25), THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ALLOWED HIS PASSENGER, WHO IS NOT A CERTIFICATED PILOT, TO OPERATE THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, DURING THE ENROUTE PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. HE STATED AS THEY NEARED AERO ESTATES HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TOLD THE PASSENGER THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW HIM THE AREA SURROUNDING THE LAKE FROM THE AIR. THE PILOT SAID HE INITIATED A HARD RIGHT HAND TURN TOWARD THE LAKE WHEN THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. HE THEN REALIZED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO LOW. HE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY LEVELED THEN HIS RIGHT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER AT A NOSE LOW PITCH ATTITUDE AND A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 120 MPH. AS THEY IMPACTED THE WATER, THE PILOT STATED THE CANOPY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WATER IMMEDIATELY RUSHED INTO THE COCKPIT AREA. HE STATED THAT HE AND THE PASSENGER EXTRICATED THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND NEARBY BOATERS RESCUED THEM FROM THE WATER. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT SANK IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MAJOR INJURY, COMPOUND FRACTURE, TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE SURGERIES TO REPAIR HIS INJURY. ## 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 CEN14LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA342), Jul 4, 2014: Slaughter Mike CH601-HDS (N4263), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.