# Accident 20240613021259A: Warren B Cox COX BREEZY, Albuquerque, NM, June 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2024, 13:53 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1486° N, 106.7958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1486&lon=-106.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409WC-2024-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warren B Cox COX BREEZY (registry code 056367F, https://openairdocs.org/model/warren-b-cox-cox-breezy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C1 (registry code 42027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WARREN B COX COX BREEZY
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613021259A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2024, AT OR AROUND 12:14 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL COX BREEZY, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (AEG), ALBUQUEQUE, NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT (ACCIDENT). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSRTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED INJURES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM, ON JUNE 13, 2024, AT OR AROUND 12:14 MST.

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE THE VALVE ADJUSTER NUT FOR THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE BACKED OFF AND THE VALVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN AROUND ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND ENTERED A STALL SPIN.    JRK

## 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 WPR24LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA198), Jun 13, 2024: Warren B Cox COX Breezy (N409WC), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss…

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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