Amateur-built Super Cub Replica accident near Springtown, Texas, April 26, 2005
On April 26, 2005 at about 7:15 pm local time, a amateur-built Super Cub Replica, registered N10038, was substantially damaged in an accident near Springtown, Texas (Kezer Air Ranch Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in collision with trees.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 26, 2005 · about 7:15 pm local time
- Place
- Springtown, Texas · Kezer Air Ranch Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Super Cub Replica
- Registration
- N10038 · no longer on the register · serial 1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A 600-hour uncertificated pilot, who had purchased the airplane 2-weeks prior to the accident, was attempting to make a short field landing in his new homebuilt airplane on Runway 34, a 2,400 by 20-foot asphalt runway, when "a wind gust put him right into the trees on the west side of the runway." An automated weather observing system, located approximately 15 nautical miles east of the accident, reported wind from 310 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident the winds were "shifting at 30 to 40 knots."
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Flight time: 600 hours in all; 570 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: frt
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Franklin 2A-120-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 61TE Springtown TX at 7:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 2,400 ft by 20 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from AFW, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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