ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286723
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 August 2009 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: | Unknown kit |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | UNK |
| MSN: | unknown |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 508 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abbeville, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kaplan, LA |
| Kaplan, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The unregistered experimental, single-seat, amateur-built airplane crashed into an open field and came to rest inverted. The wood/fabric airplane had received extensive damage during the impact; it appeared that the airplane collided with terrain at a low speed and a high angle, and fuel was present on site. The private pilot received serious injuries during the crash. The pilot/owner had reportedly purchased the partly completed airplane approximately two years prior to the accident. The accident flight was the airplane's first flight. The pilot pre-flighted the airplane and then taxied up and down a private airstrip located near his residence. The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that shortly after takeoff the airplane's engine began to "sputter." The pilot then attempted a forced landing to a nearby airstrip; however, the airplane stalled and impacted a field just short of the airstrip.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA497
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 15:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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