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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Kilgore, TX · July 20, 2019

Date: July 20, 2019 · 19:29 local
Place: Kilgore, TX
Airport: Kilgore Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7013M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA235
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N7013MRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Cessna 175S/N 55313 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airport owner witnessed the aircraft begin a fast taxi, and lost sight of the aircraft due to the trees along the north third of the runway. The airport owner heard the aircraft engine accelerate, then slow, them increase, followed by the sound of a crash. The airport owner drove south on the runway and observed the aircraft, nose down, halfway down the runway, 100 feet east of centerline in a restricted area owned by general dynamics.

8/16/2019 Mr. Salazar died as a result of his injuries on 15 aug 2019 at 1555 LCL.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRPORT OWNER WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN A FAST TAXI, AND LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE TREES ALONG THE NORTH THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT OWNER HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ACCELERATE, THEN SLOW, THEM INCREASE, FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF A CRASH. THE AIRPORT OWNER DROVE SOUTH ON THE RUNWAY AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT, NOSE DOWN, HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, 100 FEET EAST OF CENTERLINE IN A RESTRICTED AREA OWNED BY GENERAL DYNAMICS.

8/16/2019 MR. SALAZAR DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES ON 15 AUG 2019 AT 1555 LCL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19FA235Accident · FatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportKilgore, TXThe noncertificated pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack when the airplane became airborne during a high-speed taxi test, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Jul 20, 2019 · Substantial damage