20091003053739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Crawford AL Glasair II- · San Saba, TX · October 3, 2009

Date: October 3, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: San Saba, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N550AC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA008
Reported as: Crawford AL Glasair II-
Reported engine: Superior IO-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,789 total550 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N550ACRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2009 · Crawford Alan R GLASAIR II-RGS/N 2459 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCrawford Alan R GLASAIR II-RG Engine modelSuperior IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot took off from refueling point ATT67. Thirty minutes into the flight pilot experienced power loss. Switched air source and had no effect. Due to weather, cloud ceiling enabled pilot to have only 4000 feet. With power loss pilot had insufficient altitude to reach emergency runway that houston ATC vectored him to. Fuel sample taken found nothing abnormal. NTSB said they will check into the power loss. No word on this accident to this time.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM REFUELING POINT ATT67. THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. SWITCHED AIR SOURCE AND HAD NO EFFECT. DUE TO WEATHER, CLOUD CEILING ENABLED PILOT TO HAVE ONLY 4000 FEET. WITH POWER LOSS PILOT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH EMERGENCY RUNWAY THAT HOUSTON ATC VECTORED HIM TO. FUEL SAMPLE TAKEN FOUND NOTHING ABNORMAL. NTSB SAID THEY WILL CHECK INTO THE POWER LOSS. NO WORD ON THIS ACCIDENT TO THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN10LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Saba, TXA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 3, 2009 · Substantial damage