# Accident 20050811022809A: Amtr RV8, Dublin, TX, August 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Dublin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2153° N, 98.1683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2153&lon=-98.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2071D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2071D-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccain William A RV-8 (registry code 05614KF, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccain-william-a-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050811022809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/11/2005, AT 14:30 LOCAL TIME, A VANS RV-8 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N2071D, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN OFF AIRFIELD EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN UNCOMMANDED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE CRUISE PHASE OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLARK FIELD, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS ON 08/11/2005 AT 14:20 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 DFW05CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA210), Aug 11, 2005: McCain RV-8 (N2071D), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of fuel pressure and subsequent loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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