# Accident 20150307003909A: Hoke Bobby F RANS S-12, Rusk, TX, March 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2015, 12:45 local time
- Place: Rusk, TX
- Airport: Cherokee County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8692° N, 95.2172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8692&lon=-95.2172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154BH-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoke Bobby F RANS S-12 (registry code 0563031, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoke-bobby-f-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOKE BOBBY F RANS S-12
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307003909A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED AFTER FUELING AND PREFLIGHTING THE RANS S-12, TAIL# N154BH, HE AND HIS PASSENGER TAXIED TO 14 AT JSO AND WARMED THE ENGINE UP, MADE A MAG RUN UP AND THEN TOOK OFF. THEY STAYED IN THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON 14, CAME TO FULL STOP AND THEN TAXIED BACK TO 14. THEY TOOK OFF AGAIN AND STAYED IN THE PATTERN, ON THE BASE LEG THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED (NO WINDMILL, NO SPUTTER). THE RUNWAY WAS TOO FAR TO MAKE IT, SO THE PILOT MADE A 180 TURN AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE ONLY AREA AVAILABLE, A PIPELINE CLEARING THROUGH THE WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A PINE SAPLING WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE AREA. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL BY EMS HELICOPTER.

ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE TWO BLADE PROPELLER SHOWED NO SCARS OR DEFORMATION, INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS NOT TURNING. ONE BLADE WAS COMPLETELY INTACT. THE OTHER BLADE FRACTURED ONE-FOURTH THE WAY FROM THE HUB.

CLEAN FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR BOWLS AND GASCOLATOR FUEL SUMP BOWL.

THE ENGINE PROPELLER WAS ABLE TO BE ROTATED, ESTABLISHING CONTINUITY AND COMPRESSION. ONE SPARK PLUG FROM EACH CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND VISUALLY EXAMINED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

## 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 CEN15LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA169), Mar 7, 2015: Hoke Bobby F Rans S 12 (N154BH), Rusk, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering…

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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