# Accident 20091003053739A: Crawford Al GLASAIR II-, San Saba, TX, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Saba, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3017° N, 98.5372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3017&lon=-98.5372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550AC-2009-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crawford Alan R GLASAIR II-RG (registry code 05619KG, https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-alan-r-glasair-ii-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAWFORD AL GLASAIR II-
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,789 total, 550 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003053739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA008), Oct 3, 2009: Crawford Alan R Glasair II (N550AC), San Saba, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial 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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