# Accident 20011002028589A: Clark Richard B T BIRD II, Elberon, VA, October 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2001, 18:28 local time
- Place: Elberon, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0710° N, 76.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0710&lon=-76.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N673KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N673KD-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clark Richard B T BIRD II (registry code 05611QE, https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-richard-b-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002028589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST SOME POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NO LONGER CLIMB; THEREFORE, THE PILOT FLEW TO THE CRASH SITE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE GRASS RUNWAY AREA IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA001), Oct 2, 2001: Clark T Bird II (N673KD), Elberon, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial power loss for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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