THE DTSB
Pending.
Key facts
- DateMay 24, 2025
- Local time4:55 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
Accident Location
- City, State
- Hankamer, Texas
- Latitude
- 29.835833
- Longitude
- -94.581389
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N5903N
- Make
- Rockwell
- Model
- 114A
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Motte, Larry Paul
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Total hours
- 1270
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Yes
- AQP category
- 10b) SUICIDE →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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