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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lee G R/Robertson R A 7/8 NIEUPORT-12 · Midland, TX · December 1, 2021

Date
December 1, 2021 · 14:40 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Ryan Aerodrome
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12GX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA061
Reported as
Lee G R/Robertson R A 7/8 NIEUPORT-12
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
421 total1 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On December 1, 2021, at approximately 1540 CDT, a Lee g r robertson 7/8TH nieuport-12 aircraft bearing registration number N12GX crashed. The aircraft was unregistered. The aircraft impacted terrain approximately 400 feet from the departure end of runway at 7TX7, Ryan Aerodrome. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot sustained minor injuries while the passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from 7TX7, Ryan Aerodrome on December 1, 2021 at approximately 1540 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 1, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 CDT, A LEE G R ROBERTSON 7/8TH NIEUPORT-12 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N12GX CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNREGISTERED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY AT 7TX7, RYAN AERODROME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 7TX7, RYAN AERODROME ON DECEMBER 1, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 CDT.

NTSB investigation

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