# Accident 20190421003229A: Abbott William Arthur Jr RANS S-7S COURIER, Kingsland, TX, April 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2019, 09:21 local time
- Place: Kingsland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6783° N, 98.4175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6783&lon=-98.4175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25TX-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Abbott William Arthur JR RANS S-7S COURIER (registry code 056195C, https://openairdocs.org/model/abbott-william-arthur-jr-rans-s-7s-courier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ABBOTT WILLIAM ARTHUR JR RANS S-7S COURIER
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421003229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OF FROM  44TE AT KINGSLAND,TEXAS AT 0921 AM. WITNESS  STATED THE PILOT WAS GOING TO PERFORM AN HIGH PERFORMANCE TAKE OFF. PILOT WEIGHED 240 LBS, PASSENGER WEIGHED 250 LBS, AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL,(200 LBS.).  AIRCRAFT WAS OVER WEIGHT BY 160 LBS.  TOOK OFF INTO A 30 KNOT SUBSTAINING CROSS WIND.

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMBING TURN AND CRASHED.

PILOT AND PASSENGER PERISHED IN ACCIDENT AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.  AIRCRAFT CONSUMED BY POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN19FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA122), Apr 21, 2019: Rans S7 (N25TX), Kingsland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin into terrain.

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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