# Accident 20150730014289A: O'Dell AEROMASTER, Sulphur Springs, TX, July 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2015, 19:35 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1406° N, 95.6106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1406&lon=-95.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55J-2019-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: O'Dell AEROMASTER (registry code 0562242, https://openairdocs.org/model/o-dell-aeromaster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: O'DELL AEROMASTER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150730014289A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 30, 2015 AN AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SLR RUNWAY 1.  THE AIRCRAFT GAINED 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE, 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE ENGINE COUGHED, BACK-FIRED, THEN STOPPED RUNNING.  THE PILOT MAINTAINED THE SAME NOSE-UP ATTITUDE AND TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STALL.  THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A ½ TURN STALL-SPIN AND CONTACTED THE GROUND, LEFT WING AND NOSE FIRST.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON THE PARALLEL GRASS STRIP, WEST OF THE MAIN RUNWAY.  UPON GROUND CONTACT, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED, CREATING A LARGE FIREBALL AND SUBSEQUENT POST-CRASH FIRE.  THE PILOT ESCAPED THE WRECKAGE AND RAN ABOUT 50 FEET, CONSUMED IN FIRE.  THE PILOT SUFFERED BURNS OVER 100% OF HIS BODY AND DIED OF HIS INFURIES ON AUGUST 3, 2015

## 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 CEN15LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA329), Jul 31, 2015: O'Dell Aeromaster (N55J), Sulphur Springs, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postimpact damage precluded a thorough examination of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure…

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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