# Accident 20150609014179A: Hunziker Ben J EROS 1650R, Quitman, TX, June 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Quitman, TX
- Airport: Private Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7639° N, 95.3917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7639&lon=-95.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104JX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104JX-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunziker Ben J EROS 1650R (registry code 05632DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunziker-ben-j-eros-1650r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNZIKER BEN J EROS 1650R
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150609014179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA266), Jun 9, 2015: Hunziker Eros 1650R (N104JX), Quitman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the approach to landing.

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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