Flying M Ranch Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jacksonville, Texas 75785
Saturday, October 25, 2014 13:10 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On October 25, 2014, about 1310 central daylight time, a Stol UC-1 airplane, N950TB, impacted rough terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Jacksonville, Texas. The commercial pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries and two other passengers were uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial wing damage during the forced landing. The airplane was registered to and operated by Yellow Peril Aero LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as personal flight. Day visual flight rules conditions prevailed for the flight, which did not operate on a flight plan. The flight originated from Flying M Ranch Airport, near Reklaw, Texas, and was destined for Dallas, Texas. According to initial information from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airplane lost right engine power during the climb to cruise.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/25/2014
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1310
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Jacksonville
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 75785
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 315627N
Event Location Longitude 0950810W
Event Location Airport FLYING M RANCH
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 7TA7
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 11
Degrees magnetic from airport 304
Airport Elevation 310
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1315 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 224
Weather Observation Facility ID KJSO
Elevation of weather observation facility 677
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 6
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.15
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KJSO 251915Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A3015 RMK
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 5 2014 5:15PM
User who most recently changed record male
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N950TB
NTSB Number CEN15LA038
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name STOL
Aircraft Model UC 1
Aircraft Series Identifier NO SERIES
Aircraft Serial Number 020
Certified Max Gross Weight --
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 5
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 Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name YELLOW PERIL AERO LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City RICHMOND
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 774069710
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name YELLOW PERIL AERO LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City RICHMOND
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 774069710
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 7TA7
Departure City REKLAW
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Dallas
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 5 2014 5:11PM
User who most recently changed record male
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight --
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --