Hoke Bobby F RANS S 12 N154BH

Summary

On 7 March 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Hoke Bobby F RANS S 12 registered N154BH was involved in an accident near Rusk, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 March 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rusk, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cherokee County Airport (JSO)

Coordinates

31.8692, -95.2172

Aircraft

Hoke Bobby F RANS S 12

Registration

N154BH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rusk → Rusk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15LA169

2 people were seriously injured.

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The passenger had purchased the experimental amateur-built airplane about 2 weeks before the accident flight and was conducting a familiarization flight with a private pilot. The pilot had about 11,000 hours of total flight time, with about 2 hours in the accident make and model. Witnesses reported that the airplane was conducting touch and go takeoffs and landings but that the engine did not sound normal. They subsequently saw the airplane maneuver toward a field before it stalled, collided with trees, and impacted the ground. There was evidence of fuel at the accident site, and inspection of the airframe and engine did not reveal any abnormalities. According to the carburetor icing probability chart, the airplane was operating in an environment conducive to light carburetor icing at cruise or descent power; it is unlikely that the loss of engine power was the result of carburetor ice accumulation. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on available information.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.