# Accident 20090723014889A: Corvus CORONEMKI, Lee'S Summit, MO, July 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2009, 18:35 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9558° N, 94.3806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9558&lon=-94.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51299-2013-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Corvus CORONE MK I (registry code 05621YO, https://openairdocs.org/model/corvus-corone-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CORVUS CORONEMKI
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723014889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 29, THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY LOST POWER FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE POWER RESTORATION.  WHILE TURNING LEFT CROSSWIND, THE ENGINE BACKFIRE, SURGED AND LOST POWER.  THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A GRASS FIELD.

## 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 CEN09CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA468), Jul 23, 2009: Corvus Carone MK 1 (N51299), Lee's Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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