26.2034° N, 98.2300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 17, 2015 · 21:50 local
Place
Mcallen, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N262ZA
Reported as
Zenair CH2000
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
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.
The instructional flight aborted take off takied back and departed. The aircraft turned crosswind and at approximately 800 feet AGL stalled and spun into the ground. No fuel was found in the float bowland the fuel selector was on the left tank, which appeared to have not contained fuel.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ABORTED TAKE OFF TAKIED BACK AND DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED CROSSWIND AND AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FLOAT BOWLAND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE NOT CONTAINED FUEL.