# Accident 20030630016009A: Aerovd L39C, Gadsden, AL, June 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9725° N, 86.0889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9725&lon=-86.0889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8125R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8125R-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AL-25SERIES (registry code 34702, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L39C
- Reported engine: ZMDB AI25TL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,814 total, 654 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030630016009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 06 FROM THE GADSDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GAD), GADSDEN, ALABAMA. THE LEFT NOSE AVIONICS/BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN AT THE ROTATION POINT OF TAKEOFF. DEBRIS FROM THE NOSE AVIONICS/BAGGAGE AREA WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A COMPRESSOR STALL AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 06. A POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DID EJECT FROM THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, LOW AIRSPEED, LOW ALTITUDE, AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ALLOW FOR FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE. THE PILOT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ATL03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA113), Jun 30, 2003: Aero Vodochody Aero Works L39C (N8125R), Gadsden, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to foreign object damage, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during forced landing. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight…

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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