Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.
NTSB analysis
According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot was flying his airplane low around a private airport when the tailwheel and propeller hit several powerlines. The airplane descended to the ground and struck the railroad tracks of a scaled miniature railroad directly below the powerlines. The impact with the ground bent the bottom of the rudder and the right wing and resulted in the separation of the main landing gear. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies or failures.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA439 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 30, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Sisterdale, Texas
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built B-2
- N-number
- N6917
- 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.