Hunziker EROS 1650R N104JX
9 June 2015 · Quitman, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2015 at about 14:30 local time, a Hunziker EROS 1650R registered N104JX, operated by Ben J. Hunziker, was involved in an accident near Quitman, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quitman, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hunziker - Private (None)
- Coordinates
- 32.7639, -95.3917
- Aircraft
- Hunziker EROS 1650R
- Registration
- N104JX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ben J. Hunziker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Quitman → Quitman
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA266
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the approach to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was approaching his airstrip at low speed with the airplane in the landing configuration when the wind "stopped." The airplane lost altitude and hit the top of a tree at the end of the runway. The airplane then hit the ground and nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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