# Accident 20080703841519A: Curtis P6EHAWK, Iowa City, IA, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 17:55 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6504° N, 91.5708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6504&lon=-91.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386PE-2009-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roof Keith A CURTIS HAWK P6E (registry code 05621ZP, https://openairdocs.org/model/roof-keith-a-curtis-hawk-p6e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS P6EHAWK
- Reported engine: AMTR CHEVYV8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,275 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703841519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N386PE DEPARTED RUNWAY 30.  AHLFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 7.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW, CARTWHEELED AND BURNED.  THE ONE SOUL ONBOARD WALKED TO THE AMBULANCE.  THE PILOT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW DUE TO BURN 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 CHI08LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA189), Jul 3, 2008: Roof Curtis Hawk P6E (N386PE), Iowa City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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