Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on short final.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot was on the third leg of a cross-country flight when he lost his ground reference and became lost. He saw an airfield and decided to land and determine his location. While on short final approach, the airplane descended below a normal glideslope and the airplane's left main landing gear contacted a tree. The airplane's airspeed rapidly decayed and the airplane entered a stall, impacted terrain, and cartwheeled.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09CA349 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 7, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Hamilton, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Muxworthy Airport (1TX6)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- N-number
- N3812F
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.