# Accident 20141213023129A: Johnson David Earl RENEGADE SPIRIT, Saint Simons, GA, December 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2014, 13:20 local time
- Place: Saint Simons, GA
- Airport: Mckinnon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1456° N, 81.3883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1456&lon=-81.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955R-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson David Earl RENEGADE SPIRIT (registry code 05626X9, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-david-earl-renegade-spirit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON DAVID EARL RENEGADE SPIRIT
- Reported engine: CONTINANTAL 860
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141213023129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N955R TOOK OFF FROM SAINT SIMONS ISLAND AIRPORT SSI, GEORGIA AROUND 1300 ON DECEMBER 13, 2014, AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HITTING THE SIDE OF A HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE IN AN APPARENT FLAT SPIN.  THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE SHEARED OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROOF.  BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE MAIN GEARS WERE COLLAPSED.  THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA15LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA075), Dec 13, 2014: Johnson David Earl Renegade Spirit (N955R), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly the airplane with known engine deficiencies and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an…

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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