Jodel F11-3 N8122

Summary

On 29 August 1998 at about 20:30 local time, a Jodel F11-3 registered N8122 was involved in an accident near Beeville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 August 1998 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Beeville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Sky's-the-Limit (NONE)

Coordinates

28.4005, -97.7394

Aircraft

Jodel F11-3

Registration

N8122

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98FA377

2 people died.

The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain obstacle clearance during an intentional low altitude maneuver.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and fire after colliding with a television antenna. Witnesses reported that the airplane initially departed the airstrip and made a 'low pass' over a hangar. Approximately 30 minutes later, witnesses heard the pilot make a radio transmission communicating his intentions to land, and then heard a 'loud thud on the roof.' Eye witnesses observed the airplane descend below the roofline of the same hangar over which the 'low pass' had been made. The airplane was next observed climbing over the hangar, and the airplane's 'left wing contacted the base of the television antenna,' which was mounted on the hangar roof. The witnesses added that they saw pieces of the antenna 'flying through the air.' Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical or structural anomalies that would have contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.