# Accident 20241210018859A: Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8, Smithville, TX, December 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2024, 11:30 local time
- Place: Smithville, TX
- Airport: Smithville Crawford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0282° N, 97.1670° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0282&lon=-97.1670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CS-2025-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8 (registry code 05612C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-stephen-vans-acft-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHULTZ STEPHEN VANS ACFT RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 795 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241210018859A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 10, 2024, AT 1130 HOURS, A VANS RV-8, ENCOUNTERED AN ACCIDENT DURING TAKEOFF IN SMITHVILLE, TEXAS, RUNWAY 35 AT SMITHVILLE CRAWFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. DURING THAT TIME THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUTOUT AND LOSE POWER. PILOT ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 100-150 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL WINGS AND REGAIN CONTROL. A STALL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART POSITIVE CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 CEN25LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA058), Dec 10, 2024: Vans RV8 (N42CS), Smithville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N42CS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140120001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140120001599I), Jan 20, 2014: Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8 (N42CS), Mason, TX, Minor damage. After landing at Mason County Airport (T92) runway 36, the airplane exited the right side of the runway into the sod. The airplane rotated forward on the main…

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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