# Accident 20090325004739A: Reimus FR1, Paso Robles, CA, March 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2009, 11:40 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6728° N, 120.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6728&lon=-120.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1006N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1006N-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reimus Francis Louis FR1 (registry code 05620R4, https://openairdocs.org/model/reimus-francis-louis-fr1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aeroconver AEROVEE (registry code 01401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REIMUS FR1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090325004739A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 25, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS LOCAL TIME THE PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT DEPARTED PASO ROBLES AIRPORT (PRB) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT.  THE PILOT HEADED BACK TO PRB BUT ENDED UP LANDING IN A VINEYARD ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  NOTE: THE PILOT HOLDS A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 WPR09LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA166), Mar 25, 2009: Reimus Sonex FR1 (N1006N), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the pilot/builder’s failure to follow the engine manufacturer’s maintenance instructions and apply the correct torque to the rocker arm nuts…

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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