# Accident 20220227022159A: Gould Paul 4-1200, New Boston, TX, February 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2022, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Boston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5799° N, 94.4226° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5799&lon=-94.4226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494KF-2023-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gould Paul 4-1200 (registry code 05624D5, https://openairdocs.org/model/gould-paul-4-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOULD PAUL 4-1200
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 13 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220227022159A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, KITFOX 4-2100,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS PERFORMING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS FROM SANDBARS ON THE RED RIVER.  DURING TAKEOFF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING TIP.  THE PILOT SWAM AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STUCK IN THE SAND IN ABOUT 2 FOOT OF WATER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO GET HELP TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE WATER.  WHEN THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE PLACE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE WATER.  HE STATED THEY COULD NOT SEE AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM THE RIVER STATED BY THE OWNER AND PILOT. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES FOUND AS STATED BY THE PILOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA133), Feb 27, 2022: Kitfox 4-1200 (N494KF), Woodstock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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