# Accident 20080617838699A: Mcbems LARK95, Dayton, OH, June 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2008, 10:40 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Moraine Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6833° N, 84.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6833&lon=-84.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86657-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helton LARK 95 (registry code 4331020, https://openairdocs.org/model/helton-lark-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCBEMS LARK95
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,750 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080617838699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MORAIN AIRPARK AT 1040 LOCAL TIME TO BEGIN A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH FINAL DESTINATION RENO NEVADA.  AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE ANNUAL INSPECTION OVER THE WEEKEND PRIOR AND HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN SINCE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.  AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND ENGINE "SPUTTERING" SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY BUT THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A STREET LIGHT.  AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, IMPACTED WITH AND DESTROYED A TELEPHONE POLE, AND SPLIT APART UPON IMPACT WITH A PINE TREE. RIGHT WINGTIP DEPARTED AIRCRAFT UPON IMPACT WITH STREET LIGHT.  PROPELLER DEPARTED AIRCRAFT UPON IMPACT WITH TELEPHONE POLE.  ENGINE AND FUEL TANK BECAME LODGED IN THE PINE TREE, FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED BY TREE BRANCH.  FUSELAGE CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE FRONT WALK OF A NEARBY HOUSE.

## 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 CHI08LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA166), Jun 17, 2008: Helton Lark 95 (N86657), West Carrollton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper installation of spark plugs during the annual inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain…

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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