ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227101
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | West Houston Airport Corporation |
| Registration: | N517LA |
| MSN: | 172S10915 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4912 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming Engines IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Katy, Greater Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston-West Houston Airport, TX (IWS/KIWS) |
| Houston-West Houston Airport, TX (IWS/KIWS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a local personal flight in day visual meteorological conditions. According to flight track data, after departure from the airport to the north, the airplane made a left turn to the southwest. The airplane continued to travel southwest over a major highway and then continued to the west. Over the final 1.5 minutes of the approximate 3-minute flight, the airplane's speed increased from about 104 kts to about 151 kts and the altitude descended from 1,050 ft to about 300 ft at the last data point. The airplane impacted a tree, parking lot, and building and the airplane was destroyed from fragmentation upon impact with terrain and the postimpact fire.
A witness near the accident site thought that the airplane was going to land in an open field nearby. He stated that the airplane was "very low" and it "banked to the right" before impact. The witness reported that the engine sounded "totally revved with a high pitch" and the engine did not produce any abnormal sounds.
Postaccident examination revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Autopsy and toxicological testing of the pilot revealed no evidence of physiological impairment or incapacitation.
The circumstances of the accident are consistent with an inflight loss of control; however, the reason for the loss of control could not be determined based on the available information.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19FA221
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N517LA
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=517LA
Location
Media:
Today I watched a plane crash into a building 100 yards away from me.. pic.twitter.com/c0PLkOcBl1
— Zae Fibonacci (@somethinclever_) 13 juli 2019
DEADLY PLANE CRASH: Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a small plane that crashed into the parking lot of a community center in Katy, Texas. The pilot was killed in the crash but no one on the ground was injured. More tonight. https://t.co/8GhmLtVJC7 pic.twitter.com/eXzM5LBb6U
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) 13 juillet 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2019 16:31 | harro | Added |
| 13-Jul-2019 16:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2019 16:43 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2019 16:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2019 18:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2019 18:28 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2019 19:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2019 19:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2019 19:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jul-2019 20:03 | Geno | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2022 14:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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