# Accident 20090901017389A: Hahnth RW22TIGERMOT, Smyrna, TN, September 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2009, 01:14 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7475° N, 86.6923° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7475&lon=-86.6923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318JT-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hahn T/Hahn J R-W22 TIGERMOTHREPLI (registry code 056234J, https://openairdocs.org/model/hahn-t-hahn-j-r-w22-tigermothrepli) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAHNTH RW22TIGERMOT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,888 total, 0 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090901017389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 AT SMYRNA AIRPORT (MQY) SMYRNA TN.  THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE HOMEBUILT R-W22 TIGER MOTH REPLICA.  N318JT.  THE AIRCRAFT GOT TO 150 FEET AGL ABOUT 4000 FEET DOWN THE 8037 FOOT RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAID THE SUZUKI 1.3 LITTER STARTED RUNNING HOT AND LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE JUST ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED FIRE.

## 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 ERA09LA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA498), Sep 1, 2009: Hahn R-W22 Tiger Moth Rep (N318JT), Symrna, TN, destroyed. 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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