# Accident 20141130022399A: Siegel Gerald LONG EZ, Mcgregor, TX, November 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2014, 12:50 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Airport: Mcgregor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4747° N, 97.3203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4747&lon=-97.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7015T-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siegel Gerald LONG EZ (registry code 05690Q8, https://openairdocs.org/model/siegel-gerald-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIEGEL GERALD LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 34 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141130022399A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCGREGOR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT RUNWAY 17 ON NOVEMBER 30, 2014 AT 1850 ZULU.  (1250 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME).  WITNESS ACCOUNTS STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEAR THE END OF THE 5500 FOOT LONG RUNWAY AND GAIN 20 TO 25 FEET OF ALTITUDE.  THE WITNESS ACCOUNTS FURTHER STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO ROCK ITS WINGS SIDE TO SIDE AND PITCH ITS NOSE UP AND DOWN BEFORE DIVING NOSE FIRST INTO A PASSING CAR AND THE SOUTH SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY 84.  THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED UPON GROUND IMPACT, LOSING THE RIGHT WING, CANOPY AND CANARD.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, TRAPPING THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA063), Nov 30, 2014: Siegel Gerald Long EZ (N7015T), McGregor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff due to excessive debris in the fuel system.

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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