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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Freeman Roger M PIETENPOL SKY SCOUT · Kingsbury, TX · September 7, 2019

Date: September 7, 2019 · 10:00 local
Place: Kingsbury, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1932G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA306
Reported as: Freeman Roger M Pietenpol SKY Scout
Reported engine: FORD CONVERSION
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total1 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N1932GRegistered now · Freeman Roger M PIETENPOL SKY SCOUTS/N VA2 Airframe modelFreeman Roger M PIETENPOL SKY SCOUT Engine modelFord CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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Sep 07, 2019 at 1030 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N1938G, lost power and impacted the terrain shortly after takeoff near the end of the runway at Kingsbury, TX (85TE). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Airman sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.

As the FAA filed it

SEP 07, 2019 AT 1030 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N1938G, LOST POWER AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT KINGSBURY, TX (85TE). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRMAN SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.

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 CEN19LA306Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKingsbury, TXThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined with the available evidence and the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall and spin at a low altitude.Sep 7, 2019 · Substantial damage