# Accident 20160212002919A: Socata TAMPICO TB 9C, Fort Smith, AR, February 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3344° N, 94.3739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3344&lon=-94.3739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505PC-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TAMPICO TB 9C (registry code 8680693, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tampico-tb-9c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TAMPICO TB 9C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 40 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212002919A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016, AT 1930 CST, A SOCATA TB9, N505PC, REGISTERED TO FLIGHT TEC, LLC, DEPARTED FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT, ARKANSAS RUNWAY 7 AND CAUGHT FIRE.  FLIGHT WAS FOR NIGHT TIME CURRENCY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016, AT 1930 CST.

## 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 GAA16CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA125), Feb 13, 2016: Socata Tampico TB 9 (N505PC), Fort Smith, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions, which resulted in runway excursion, impact with terrain and an airport sign, and a postimpact fire.

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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