# Accident 20250524006689A: Rockwell International 114A, Anahuac, TX, May 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2025, 16:50 local time
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8350° N, 94.5798° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8350&lon=-94.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5903N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5903N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114A (registry code 7630315, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524006689A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT’S ADS-B DATA SHOWED IT EXECUTING TWO VERY TIGHT TURNS AT HIGH AIRSPEED. FOLLOWING THESE MANEUVERS, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED FROM APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET TO 4,250 FEET. AS THE CLIMB PROGRESSED, THE AIRCRAFT’S SPEED DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL ORIENTATION. TRAGICALLY, BOTH OCCUPANTS ON BOARD—THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER—DID NOT SURVIVE THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN25FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA184), May 24, 2025: Rockwell Commander 114A (N5903N), Hankamer, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N5903N (2)

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

- [Incident 19881121064159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881121064159I), Nov 21, 1988: Gulstm 114ARKWELL (N5903N), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Pilot pulled gear warning circuit breaker for steep throttled back descent around clouds. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800830065929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830065929I), Aug 30, 1980: Gulstm 114ARKWELL (N5903N), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing. Aircraft porpoised, nose wheel collapsed.

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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