Enbody Frank GY 201 MINICAB accident near Granite Shoals, TX
On March 24, 2012, an Enbody Frank GY 201 MINICAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Granite Shoals, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 24, 2012
- Place
- Granite Shoals, TX
- Aircraft
- Enbody Frank GY 201 MINICAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.593°N, 98.394°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120326X11711
Official records · CEN12LA203
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 24, 2012, at 1824 central daylight time, an amateur built Enbody model GY 201 Minicab, N416FC, impacted terrain in a residential area in Granite Shoals, Texas, shortly after departing from the Sunrise Beach Airport (2KL), Sunrise Beach Village, Texas. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to the pilot and was being operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which was not operating on a flight plan. The flight originated from 2KL just prior to the accident. The departure airport was served by a single runway: 12/30; however, the runway direction that was used for departure could not be determined by available witness statements. Several witnesses located within a mile southeast of the airport reported that they saw and heard the airplane. One witness reported seeing the airplane flying to the east before it turned to the north. The witnesses reported hearing the engine sputtering/backfiring before it lost engine power. One witnesses stated the engine sounded like it was "….starving for fuel." The airplane then descended into terrain. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 74, held a private pilot certificate with a single-engine land rating. The pilot did not hold a current airman medical certificate, nor was he required to hold a medical certificate to operate a light-sport aircraft. The last Federal Aviation Administration airman medical certificate issued
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a contaminated carburetor fuel screen. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from medications that degraded his decision-making and the pilot's improper maintenance of the airplane.
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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.
