Pilot Debrief

unknown kit near Abbeville, LA — 2009-08-05

Final reportCEN09CA497
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Date
2009-08-05
Location
Abbeville, LA, USA
Aircraft
unknown kit
Registration
UNK
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

NTSB narrative

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.

NTSB coding

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