Rockwell Commander 114A accident near Hankamer, TX
On May 24, 2025, a Rockwell Commander 114A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hankamer, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 24, 2025
- Place
- Hankamer, TX
- Aircraft
- Rockwell Commander 114A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.835°N, 94.580°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250525200202
NTSB summary
On May 24, 2025, about 1658 central daylight time (CDT), a Rockwell Commander 114A airplane, N5903N, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hankamer, Texas. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. ADS-B data for the accident flight was provided by the Federal Aviation Administration. The recorded data showed the airplane as it departed from the Baytown Airport, Baytown, Texas, about 1627, and flew to the east, before making several turns between 2,500 ft to 4,000 ft mean sea level (MSL), as depicted in figure 1. Shortly before the accident, the airplane flew north and climbed to about 4,275 ft MSL while the airspeed decreased, as depicted in figure 2 and figure 3. About 1657:30, the airplane had decelerated to about 59 knots calibrated airspeed when it entered a steep descent. At 1657:48, the final recorded ADS-B data return indicated that the airplane was descending through 1,366 feet MSL with a descent rate more than 14,700 feet per minute. That final ADS-B return was about 790 ft south of the accident site. Security video from a nearby business captured the airplane as it descended and impacted terrain. The airplane appeared to be intact and in a steep nose-low attitude, as shown in figure 4. A review of the video did not reveal a significant change in the airplane’s roll or pitch attitude during the recorded descent. Figure 1 – Airplane ground track based on ADS-B data. Figure 2 – Airplane altitude, ground speed, true airspee
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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.
