Butcher Russell A RV9A accident near Shepherd, TX
On September 27, 2014, a Butcher Russell A RV9A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shepherd, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 27, 2014
- Place
- Shepherd, TX
- Aircraft
- Butcher Russell A RV9A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.471°N, 94.913°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140930X81317
Official records · CEN14LA527
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 27, 2014, about 1600 central daylight time, an amateur-built Butcher RV9A airplane, N809RD, sustained substantial damage when it impacted trees during an apparent landing approach to runway 29 at the Lake Water Wheel Airport (XS99), near Shepherd, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The local flight originated about 1500. The passenger reported that he and the pilot left XS99 about 1500 so that the pilot could direct certain work that was being done at the CAVOK airpark project near Cleveland, Texas. They were supposed to be back to XS99 by 1600 since the passenger and family needed to leave XS99 due to an evening commitment in Houston. When they were almost back to XS99, the pilot flew over some water that he pointed out to the passenger, but this body of water was not the one that was immediately adjacent to the runway at XS99. They subsequently completed a fly over of the runway at XS99, banked to the right and climbed steeply making a U-turn. The passenger did not remember anything further about the flight or the subsequent crash. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 44, held a private pilot certificate with airplane multiengine land, airplane single-engine land, and rotorcraft-helicopter certificates. His most recent second-class medical certificate was iss
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach after a loss of engine power, which led to a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which led to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
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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.
