# Accident 20190720012239A: Cessna 175, Kilgore, TX, July 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2019, 19:29 local time
- Place: Kilgore, TX
- Airport: Kilgore Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3794° N, 94.8608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3794&lon=-94.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7013M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7013M-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190720012239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA235), Jul 20, 2019: Cessna 175 (N7013M), Kilgore, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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