# Accident 20241127022119A: Madison Richard COZY, November 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2024, 19:30 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6123° N, 95.5377° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6123&lon=-95.5377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51810, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Madison Richard COZY (registry code 05612RD, https://openairdocs.org/model/madison-richard-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MADISON RICHARD COZY
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241127022119A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 27, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1828 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CST), A COZY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK OFF FROM SUGAR LAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGR) UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) AT 2,500 FEET ON A NORTH HEADING FOR COX FIELD AIRPORT (PRX).  AT 1912 CST THE PILOT CALLED LONGVIEW AIRPORT (GGG)STATING THEY ARE VACATING 2,500 FEET FOR 3,000 FEET.  TWO MINUTES LATER PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAVING 3,000 FEET FOR 3,500 FEET WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE TOWER.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN, AN UNEXPLAINED RAPID DESCENT AND DROPPED OFF THE SCOPE AT 1930 CST. THE TOWER BEGAN MAKING RADIO CALLS TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO RESPONSE.  THE GGG CONTROLLER RELAYED ALL FLIGHT INFORMATION TO FT WORTH CENTER AND AN ALERT NOTICE (ALNOT) WAS ISSUED AT 1946 CST. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AT A HIGH ANGLE IMPACT.  THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES FOUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY HIGH SPEED IMPACT WITH THE TREES AND GROUND. 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 CEN25FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA052), Nov 28, 2024: Cozy MK III (N51810), Mineola, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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