# Accident 20080504837389A: Higher Class SPORT HORNET, Appling, GA, May 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2008, 15:20 local time
- Place: Appling, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6697° N, 82.2367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6697&lon=-82.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104HC-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Higher Class SPORT HORNET (registry code 060004L, https://openairdocs.org/model/higher-class-sport-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 12 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080504837389A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROX 1200 FEET WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT.  HE NOTED THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ONBOARD SO HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WAS SUCCESSFUL FOR ONLY APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN.  THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT POWER ON A SANDY BANK ALONG A LOCAL LAKE.  AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON THE SAND, THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SAND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT SIDE AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 MIA08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA101), May 4, 2008: Higher Class Sport Hornet (N104HC), Appling, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The interruption of fuel flow for undetermined reasons, resulting in a loss of engine power during flight.

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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