Small Plane Misses Neighborhood Debris Flying

GJHatcher — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:05:31 +0000

What: X Aviation LLC Piper PA-23-250 Aztec en routes from Hooks to Tyler
Where: Near Lake Palestine, Bullard, TX
When: Sept 12, 2012
Who: 1 fatality
Why: The pilot identified as 51-year-old Stephen Annis of Huntsville, crashed behind a subdivision, spiraling down, missing most of the trees and crashing. An ambulance is responded to the crash, which is located in the 15000 block of Treasure Cove in Bullard. In the adjacent neighborhood, witnesses heard the thud, smelled the fumes and saw flying debris. Investigators speculate he was aiming for the lake, and trying to avoid the neighborhood.

There was no report of a distress call.

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4842P Make/Model: PA23 Description: PA-23-150/160 Apache
Date: 09/12/2012 Time: 2000

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: TYLER State: TX Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. TYLER, TX

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 0 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DALLAS, TX (SW05) Entry date: 09/13/2012

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