# Accident 20180415007799A: Shiver James H TAILWIND W-10, San Antonio, TX, April 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2018, 10:32 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4133° N, 98.8150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4133&lon=-98.8150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625JS-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shiver James H TAILWIND W-10 (registry code 9790517, https://openairdocs.org/model/shiver-james-h-tailwind-w-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHIVER JAMES H TAILWIND W-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,186 total, 56 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180415007799A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:32 CDT, A TAILWIND (W-10), BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N625JS, REGISTERED TO CARL E. BRAY, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A WOODED AREA NORTHEAST OF CASTROVILLE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FREEDOM SPRINGS RANCH AIRPORT, PIPE CREEK, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 CDT.

## 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 CEN18FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA139), Apr 15, 2018: Wittman W10 (N625JS), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire and subsequent total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive impact and fire damage, followed by a loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N625JS (2)

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

- [Accident 20120517009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517009199A), May 17, 2012: Shiver James H TAILWIND W-10 (N625JS), Pipe Creek, TX, Substantial damage. On 05/17/2012 wittman tailwind N625JS was departing for a VFR flight when a deer ran in front of the airplane. The pilot was unable to stop, and struck the…
- [Incident 20040912023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912023839I), Sep 12, 2004: Amtr TAILWINDW10 (N625JS), Odem, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During a VFR flight from victoria, Texas to robstown, Texas the aircraft lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot stated that he executed an…

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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