Argus Aviation CA-7 accident near Angleton, TX
On June 11, 2003, an Argus Aviation CA-7 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Angleton, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 11, 2003
- Place
- Angleton, TX
- Aircraft
- Argus Aviation CA-7 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.109°N, 95.462°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030618X00902
Official records · LAX03LA192
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 11, 2003, about 1045 central daylight time, an amateur-built experimental Argus Aviation CA-7, N9043L, collided with terrain following a loss of control while attempting to land at Brazoria County Airport (LBX), Angleton, Texas. LTC Associated, Inc., owned and operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot/builder, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed in the collision sequence and post crash fire. The personal local flight departed LBX about 0900. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC), a witness, who is the Director of Aviation at LBX, and a pilot, reported that the airplane was attempting to perform a long landing on runway 17. As it approached the displaced threshold, about 15-20 feet above ground level, it began to level off. The left wing dropped, and the airplane began to make a turn to the left. The bank continued and the airplane headed straight down. The airplane's nose impacted the ground at a 90-degree angle and bounced into the air. The airplane's first impact point was about 40-50 feet west of the centerline, just off the runway. The main wreckage came to rest about 100 hundred feet west of the first initial impact point. After impact, the airplane was engulfed in flames, with the left wing incurring most of the fire damage. The witness reported that he thought that the pilot had flown the accident airplane seve
Probable cause
the pilot's loss of lateral aircraft control. Also causal was the pilot's intentional flight with an asymmetrical fuel loading, and his improper use of the fuel system. A factor in the accident was the insufficient information provided by the kit manufacturer on lateral fuel imbalance limitations.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
