ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376681
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| Date: | Friday 29 March 2024 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-9A |
| Owner/operator: | JMMT LLC |
| Registration: | N387E |
| MSN: | 90387 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Jasper, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Jasper-Pickens County Airport, GA (KJZP) |
| Jasper-Pickens County Airport, GA (KJZP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On March 29, 2024, about 1130 eastern daylight time, an Experimental Amateur Built Vans RV9A airplane, N387E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near the Pickens County Airport (JZP), Jasper, Georgia. The private pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight.
According to the private pilot who was also a builder of the airplane, the accident flight was the second flight during the phase one flight testing and the airplane had under two hours of total time. The purpose was to remain near the JZP airport and obtain engine performance data. The pilot reported that after a normal takeoff, he maintained 4,000 ft mean sea level near the airport during the observation of the engine performance, the observations were unremarkable, and then he descended to return to the traffic pattern.
The pilot reported that while approaching a left downwind for runway 34, he observed RPM decline and the Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) timer announced, “change fuel tank.” The pilot subsequently engaged the fuel boost pump and switched from the left to right fuel tank which was followed by a complete loss of engine power. The pilot elected to land in a field and during the landing, the left wing struck a utility pole.
Photographs revealed that the fuselage and wings sustained substantial damage.
The engine was an experimental rebuilt Lycoming O-320 engine with less than two hours since it had been rebuilt. The most recent condition inspection was completed on January 24, 2024. The airplane was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/small-plane-crash-reported-in-pickens-county?taid=66070d5d5981f400011b8134
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/6uB2LHguCMBn8Syo/?mibextid=oFDknk
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=387E
Location
Media:
VIDEO: Small plane crash in Pickens County, Georgia; no word on casualties.
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) March 29, 2024
pic.twitter.com/cfQAAMp8y7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 18:41 | aus | Added |
| 29-Mar-2024 18:44 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 29-Mar-2024 18:57 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 30-Mar-2024 06:25 | rdrit | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2024 07:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2024 16:47 | v1rotate | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2024 22:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2024 19:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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