# Accident 20180429004339A: Seno Louis C Sr KIS, Eagle Lake, TX, April 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6006° N, 96.3219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6006&lon=-96.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66SK-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seno Louis C SR KIS (registry code 056201W, https://openairdocs.org/model/seno-louis-c-sr-kis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SENO LOUIS C SR KIS
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429004339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AS HE LIFTED OFF FROM EAGLE LAKE, TX AIRPORT RUNWAY 17 HE LOST CONTROL (DUE TO A GUST OF WIND) AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND BREAKING OFF RIGHT WING . THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO A STOP AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## 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 GAA18CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA242), Apr 29, 2018: Seno Louis C SR KIS (N66SK), Eagle Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N66SK (1)

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

- [Incident 19980305013939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980305013939I), Mar 5, 1998: Amtr KISTR1 (N66SK), Plainfield, IL. Narrative: approximately 30 minutes into a local VFR, single pilot flight, engine failed. The pilot could not make it to the nearest airport and made a forced…

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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