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Bowie Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Bowie, Texas 76230
Friday, August 15, 2014 15:40 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On August 15, 2014, about 1540 central daylight time, a Cessna 414 multi-engine airplane, N127BC, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Bowie Municipal Airport (0F2), Bowie, Texas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Day visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan had not been filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane had departed from La Porte Municipal Airport (T41), La Porte, about 1400 and was destined for 0F2.
A witness was watching the airplane when it suddenly pointed straight down, began spinning, and made three complete rotations before impacting the ground. The witness also reported seeing flames immediately after impact. Evidence at the scene showed the airplane had impacted in a nose down attitude, came to rest upright, and was mostly consumed by a postimpact fire.
At 1535 the automated weather observing system at 0F2, located about 1 mile south from the accident location, reported wind from 150 degrees at 9 knots with gusts to 14 knots, visibility of 10 miles, clear of clouds, temperature 35 degrees Celsius (C), dew point 17 degrees C, with an altimeter setting of 29.92 inches of Mercury.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/15/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1540 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Bowie |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 76230 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 333714N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0974627W |
| Event Location Airport | BOWIE MUNI |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 0F2 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 5796 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 86 |
| Airport Elevation | 1100 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1535 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 179 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | K0F2 |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1100 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 35 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 150 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 14 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.92 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | K0F2 152035Z AUTO 15009G14KT 100V170 10SM CLR 35/1 |
| 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) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Reg'l Opns Center - Ft Wor |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 26 2014 4:31PM |
| User who most recently changed record | latt |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N127BC |
| NTSB Number | CEN14FA438 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 414 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 414-0519 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 6349 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 8 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | C91 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Lawrence R Liptack |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Manvel |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 77578 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Lawrence R Liptack |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Manvel |
| Operator State | TX |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 77578 |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Airport Code | T41 |
| Departure City | LA PORTE |
| Departure State | TX |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1400 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | 0F2 |
| Destination City | Bowie |
| Destination State | TX |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 26 2014 4:32PM |
| User who most recently changed record | latt |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 17 |
| Runway Length | 3603 |
| Runway Width | 60 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |