# Accident 20081227854369A: Michae MURPHYREBEL, Live Oak, FL, December 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Airport: Suwannee Belle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1014° N, 83.0814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1014&lon=-83.0814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michel Paul John MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05616E0, https://openairdocs.org/model/michel-paul-john-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EJ22 (registry code 59053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ej22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHAE MURPHYREBEL
- Reported engine: AMTR SUBARU*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 56 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081227854369A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 27, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EDT, A MURPHEY REBEL EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N616PM, S/N 374, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING PATTERN WORK AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (9FL0) IN O’BRIEN FLORIDA.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 COMPLETE LANDING AND TAKE-OFFS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE FIFTH TAKE OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CLIMB OR SUSTAIN FLIGHT.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING COMING TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA09LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA109), Dec 27, 2008: Michel Paul John Murphy Rebel (N616PM), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N616PM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210104000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210104000529A), Jan 4, 2021: Michel Paul John MURPHY REBEL (N616PM), O'Brien, FL, Substantial damage. Experimental amateur built aircraft N616PM- on takeoff roll, pilot could not get aircraft off ground; pilot reported right brake was dragging, take off was…

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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