Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Kimble County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Junction, Texas 76849
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:50 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The 7,000-hour airline transport pilot, filed an IFR flight plan for a personal cross-country flight. An A&P mechanic at the airport, heard the airplane engine start and while the airplane was taxiing, he heard the pilot do a "rolling mag check" and then depart to the north. Several witnesses on a road just north of the airport, saw the airplane low and then impact a tree near a ridgeline. Photographs of the airplane, taken by one of the witnesses prior to the airplane's impact with the trees, revealed that the airplane's flaps were extended. An on-site examination of the airplane wreckage, found the flap jack-screw extended approximately 4 7/8 inches, corresponding to a flap setting of 35 degrees. Control continuity was established for all flight controls to the cockpit, except for the right wing aileron due to fire damage. Ground propeller scars were noted approximately 23 feet from the final resting area; several pieces of angular cut tree branches were along the wreckage path, prior to the ground scars. The Medical Examiner’s report lists the pilots manner of death as natural. Additionally, the report states that the pilot died as a result of cardiac arrhythmia due to a dilated cardiomyopathy; however, the timing of the cardiac event could not be conclusively determined. The density altitude was calculated to be 3,646 feet.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to attain the proper climb rate resulting in the airplane's wing colliding with a tree and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper use of the airplane's flaps, and the rising terrain.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/27/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1050 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Junction |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 76849 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 303255N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0994613W |
| Event Location Airport | KIMBLE COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | JCT |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 2.7 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1749 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1051 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | jct |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2400 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 28 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 40 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.09 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 19349 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Comm Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 27 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 28 2006 1:55PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | San Antonio |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1029J |
| NTSB Number | DFW05FA192 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Aero Commander |
| Aircraft Model | 112 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 29 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2650 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 1 2005 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 0.2 |
| Airframe Hours | 3385 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Ronald M. DeLoof |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 440 White Rock Rd |
| Aircraft Owner City | Harper |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 78631 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 440 White Rock Rd |
| Operator City | Harper |
| Operator State | TX |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 78631 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | JCT |
| Departure City | JUNCTION |
| Departure State | TX |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1050 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | EOS |
| Destination City | NEOSHO |
| Destination State | MO |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff - initial climb |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 11 2006 3:10PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 35 |
| Runway Length | 500 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |