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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO SUPER · Arcola, TX · February 1, 2016

Date: February 1, 2016 · 10:19 local
Place: Arcola, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N323BR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16FA094
Reported as: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Echo Super
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N323BRRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2018 · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO SUPERS/N 986 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO SUPER Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft stalled upon take-off roll and crashed on top of N26724 aircraft next to hanger. Aircraft destroyed after catching fire. There was very little physical evidence to investigate after the fire. Could not determine if their was a mechanical malfunction. We had an eye witness state he saw the aircraft drift across the taxiway coming toward the hangers. This eye witness quickly ran inside the hanger and heard the impact. He did not actually witness the crash. This eye witness ran out to the scene and saw a student pilot completely on fire running from the burning aircraft. By this time other people came out of the hangers trying to assist and render aid. They told the student pilot on fire to lay down in the ditch that was full of water in order to put himself out. He complied with their instructions. They could not get to the pilot for the flames were to high.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED UPON TAKE-OFF ROLL AND CRASHED ON TOP OF N26724 AIRCRAFT NEXT TO HANGER. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AFTER CATCHING FIRE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO INVESTIGATE AFTER THE FIRE. COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THEIR WAS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. WE HAD AN EYE WITNESS STATE HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT ACROSS THE TAXIWAY COMING TOWARD THE HANGERS. THIS EYE WITNESS QUICKLY RAN INSIDE THE HANGER AND HEARD THE IMPACT. HE DID NOT ACTUALLY WITNESS THE CRASH. THIS EYE WITNESS RAN OUT TO THE SCENE AND SAW A STUDENT PILOT COMPLETELY ON FIRE RUNNING FROM THE BURNING AIRCRAFT. BY THIS TIME OTHER PEOPLE CAME OUT OF THE HANGERS TRYING TO ASSIST AND RENDER AID. THEY TOLD THE STUDENT PILOT ON FIRE TO LAY DOWN IN THE DITCH THAT WAS FULL OF WATER IN ORDER TO PUT HIMSELF OUT. HE COMPLIED WITH THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. THEY COULD NOT GET TO THE PILOT FOR THE FLAMES WERE TO HIGH.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN16FA094Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportArcola, TXThe student pilot's loss of control after exceeding the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which lead to a power-on, aerodynamic departure stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate oversight of the student pilot.Feb 1, 2016 · Destroyed

Other reports on N323BR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20100207031829ATaxi · Baytown, TXInstructor told the student that they would do a back taxi. The student veered to the right on the runway to turn around for the back taxi. The aircraft suddenly fell to the right causing the wingtip to touch the ground. At this point the right main gear…Feb 7, 2010 · Substantial damage