# Accident 20210523009999A: John M Corneal SUBSONEX, Shreveport, LA, May 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2021, 02:40 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5009° N, 93.8583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5009&lon=-93.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465JC-2023-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John M Corneal SUBSONEX (registry code 05634VQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-m-corneal-subsonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: PBS Velka TJ100 (registry code 49600, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pbs-velka-tj100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN M CORNEAL SUBSONEX
- Reported engine: PBS VELKA TJ100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,191 total, 20 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210523009999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (SHV), HEADING 332 DEGREES CLIMBING TO 939FT. AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM SHV, AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BETWEEN 300 AND 400 FT AND MADE MULTIPLE TURNS OVER CROSS LAKE WITH A LAST HEADING OF 100 DEGREES AT 4OO FT CONTACTING THE WATER 7 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN21FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA230), May 23, 2021: Sub-Sonex JSX-2 (N465JC), Shreveport, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the water while performing aerobatics, resulting in the airplane’s impact into a lake. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to perform aerobatics at…

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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