FTW92DRA02

NTSB accident investigation · Jimi Youngblood Rans Coyote II · Bryan, TX · June 29, 1992

Accident · FatalFinal report
Date
June 29, 1992, 10:27 local (15:27 UTC)
Place
Bryan, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N12CYJimi Youngblood Rans Coyote II
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19920629023089A
Case key
18326

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Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

Witnesses observed the airplane take off and enter a nose high attitude. At approximately 75 to 100 feet AGL the airplane was observed to roll off first on the left and then the right wing and enter a nose down attitude. It subsequently impacted the ground.

Aircraft

Registration
N12CY
Reported as
Jimi Youngblood Rans Coyote II (RANS COYOT)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
S6ES
Airframe hours
55
Engine
Rotax 582LC, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Jimi Ray Youngblood
Registered owner
Jimi Ray Youngblood
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection
Unknown · January 2, 2000
Departed
CFD
Destination
6R5 · Alvin, TX
Airport
CFD · Coulter, runway 31, 3,240 × 50 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
43
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Toxicology
Performed
Flight hours
300 total · 40 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
230° at 8 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 64 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
CLL, 5 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.