Probst Baby Ace D accident near Kilgore, TX
On January 12, 2009, a Probst Baby Ace D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kilgore, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 12, 2009
- Place
- Kilgore, TX
- Aircraft
- Probst Baby Ace D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.452°N, 94.837°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090112X91309
Official records · CEN09LA128
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 12, 2009, approximately 1320 Central Standard Time, a Probst Baby Ace D, N610DD, operated by a commercial pilot was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain five miles north, northeast of Kilgore, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The cross-country flight departed Minden (F24), Louisiana, and was en route Gilmer (JXI), Texas, at the time the accident occurred. The pilot had picked up the airplane at 1000 local time and departed Oak Ridge, Louisiana, and was en route to Fort Worth Spinks Airport(FWS), Fort Worth, Texas. Several witnesses in the area reported observing an airplane, matching the description of the accident airplane, flying low in the area of the accident. There were no witnesses to the impact. A local resident discovered the wreckage approximately 1600. According to local law enforcement officers who responded to the scene, the airplane came to rest inverted in a landfill. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 62, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and instrument ratings last issued on February 11, 2007. The pilot was issued a third class airman medical certificate on May 30, 2006. The certificate contained the limitation, "not valid for any class after 11/30/2007." According to the pilot's last application for an airman medical certificate he reported 556 total flight hours. The pilot's c
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel planning. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness, resulting in him being lost.
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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.
