ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262997
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| Date: | Sunday 23 May 2021 |
| Time: | 14:47 |
| Type: |  Sonex SubSonex JSX-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Pocket Jet LLC |
| Registration: | N465JC |
| MSN: | JSX0006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 103 hours |
| Engine model: | PBS TJ-100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shreveport, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shreveport Regional Airport, LA (SHV/KSHV) |
| Shreveport Regional Airport, LA (SHV/KSHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 23, 2021, about 1447 central daylight time, a Sub-Sonex JSX-2 experimental jet airplane, N465JC, was destroyed when it impacted Cross Lake near Shreveport, Louisiana. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight.
Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast track data showed the airplane take off and shortly thereafter maneuver low-level over the lake until track data was lost.
A witness reported that he and several others saw the airplane fly across the lake at an altitude of about 200 ft above the water. The witness reported that just before the accident he saw the airplane roll to the right until it was inverted and then it abruptly nosed down and impacted the water in a near vertical attitude. Another witness reported seeing the airplane performing a barrel roll over the lake during the previous week.
The airplane's wreckage was recovered and examined. Airframe damage showed that the airplane impacted the water in a near-vertical, nose-low, right-wing-down attitude. Flight control continuity was confirmed, and the engine and engine control unit showed no preaccident malfunctions or failures that could have contributed to the accident.
Toxicology testing showed the pilot had used the potentially impairing drugs sertraline, bupropion, quetiapine, gabapentin, and pramipexole. However, is not possible to reliably predict the combined effects of these drugs or how they affected any impairment from underlying medical conditions the pilot had. In addition, the small amount of ethanol detected may have been produced after the pilot’s death.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the water while performing aerobatics, resulting in the airplane’s impact into a lake. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to perform aerobatics at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/breaking-news/sfd-pilot-presumed-dead-as-stunt-plane-plunges-into-cross-lake-mid-afternoon-sunday/
https://www.ktbs.com/news/single-seat-aircraft-crashes-into-cross-lake/article_4a5ae1d4-bc05-11eb-b64a-f37f8b104199.html
https://www.ksla.com/2021/05/23/small-aircraft-crashes-into-cross-lake/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=465JC
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N465JC
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/352/001352981.jpg (photo)
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Media:
NTSB is investigating the May 23, 2021, crash of a Sonex JSX-2 airplane near Shreveport, Louisiana. NTSB investigator is traveling to the scene.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 24, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2021 21:45 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-May-2021 00:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 00:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 01:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-May-2021 06:06 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 10:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 11:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 14:37 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2021 13:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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