Thomas EUROPA accident near Shreveport, LA
On May 4, 2011, a Thomas EUROPA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shreveport, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 4, 2011
- Place
- Shreveport, LA
- Aircraft
- Thomas EUROPA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.598°N, 93.805°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110504X40153
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 4, 2011, at 1142 central daylight time, a Thomas Europa experimental amateur built airplane, N914KM, impacted a field shortly after takeoff from Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN), Shreveport, Louisiana. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and empennage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The local flight originated from KDTN at 1137. According to the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, a local resident discovered the wreckage in an open field on private property. There were no witnesses to the accident. Radar data, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), identified and depicted the accident flight from the time of departure from KDTN to the time of the accident. The airplane initially climbed from 700 feet mean sea level (msl), to 1,200 feet msl on a north, northeasterly heading. At 1140:36, the airplane started to descend. The last recorded position of the airplane was time stamped at 1141:59 at an altitude of 200 feet msl, a ground speed of 76 knots, and a heading of 350 degrees. According to a summary of the flight, provided by the FAA, the pilot requested taxi instructions at 1134, a takeoff clearance at 1137, and the controller issued a frequency change at 1142. There was no response from the pilot. Recordings of the voice communications were not available. PER
Probable cause
The loss of aircraft control and subsequent impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
