# Accident 20160201001249A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO SUPER, Arcola, TX, February 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2016, 10:19 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5069° N, 95.4775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5069&lon=-95.4775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323BR-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO SUPER (registry code 0600007, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-echo-super) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 ECHO SUPER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160201001249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA094), Feb 1, 2016: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Echo Super (N323BR), Arcola, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N323BR (1)

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

- [Accident 20100207031829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100207031829A), Feb 7, 2010: Costruzioni P92 ECHO SU (N323BR), Baytown, TX, Substantial damage. Instructor 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…

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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