# Accident 20201221017519A: Blue Moon Xpress Inc EXPRESS CT, Grand Prairie, TX, December 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2020, 14:51 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6988° N, 97.0469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6988&lon=-97.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772BM-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blue Moon Xpress EXPRESS CT (registry code 056231I, https://openairdocs.org/model/blue-moon-xpress-express-ct) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLUE MOON XPRESS INC EXPRESS CT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201221017519A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 21, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1451 CST, N772BM, AN EXPERIMENTAL WHITMAN EXPRESS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAYFIELD AND HIGHWAY 360 IN GRAND PRAIRIE TX. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES AND VIDEO FOOTAGE, N772BM DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TO THE SOUTH AND EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE ENGINE WAS HEARD INCREASING  RPM.  IT CRASHED ON THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 360 AND MAYFIELD ROAD JUST WEST OF GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A LARGE LIGHT POLE AT THE INTERSECTION,  AND THEN HIT THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FORD F150. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ON FIRE AT IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD ANOTHER 50 FEET AND STOPPED AT THE CORNER OF A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESTAURANT.

## 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 CEN21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA096), Dec 21, 2020: Express CT (N772BM), Grand Prairie, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the departure turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with 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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