# Accident 20211201021719A: Lee G R/Robertson R A 7/8 NIEUPORT-12, Midland, TX, December 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2021, 14:40 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Ryan Aerodrome
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0646° N, 102.0250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0646&lon=-102.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12GX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211201021719A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA061), Dec 1, 2021: Experimental Nieuport-12 (N12GX), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during a high-speed taxi operation and subsequent collision with terrain during the inadvertent flight.

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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