# Accident 20150128002339A: Eagleston John H VANS RV9A, Kingston, OK, January 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kingston, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9581° N, 96.5892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9581&lon=-96.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708JE-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagleston John H VANS RV9A (registry code 05627E5, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagleston-john-h-vans-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLESTON JOHN H VANS RV9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 22 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150128002339A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 28, 2015, SOLO STUDENT PILOT, WAS MAKING LOW PASSES OVER LAKE TEXOMA, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ACTING AS PIC UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91 WITH A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND DEFICIENT FOR REQUIRED ENDORSEMENTS. RE-EXAMINATION PENDING FOR THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 CEN15FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA127), Jan 28, 2015: Eagleston John H Vans RV9A (N708JE), Kingston, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continuation of a banked turn following the loss of engine power, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and…

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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