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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hunziker Ben J EROS 1650R · Quitman, TX · June 9, 2015

Date
June 9, 2015 · 10:30 local
Place
Quitman, TX
Airport
Private Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N104JX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA266
Reported as
Hunziker Ben J Eros 1650R
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
50 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was in landing phase during the flight and impacted a tree at the approach end of the runway. Pilot reported that the wind stopped and the aircraft dropped into the tree.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS IN LANDING PHASE DURING THE FLIGHT AND IMPACTED A TREE AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED INTO THE TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.