# Accident 20100810046379A: Hunnicutt W HOBO, Fletcher, NC, August 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fletcher, NC
- Airport: Cane Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4425° N, 82.4728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4425&lon=-82.4728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N884WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N884WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunnicutt W H HOBO (registry code 056267X, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunnicutt-w-h-hobo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-A (registry code 17173, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNNICUTT W HOBO
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100810046379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT HE DEPARTED CANE CREEK AIRSTRIP, 4NC6, @ 1100 ON 08/10/2010.  UPON TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED HE LOST ENGINE POWER.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WOODS APPROXIMATELY 100 YDS FROM END OF RWY 4.  PILOT DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  AIRPLANE DISCOVERED BY OWNER OF PROPERTY, REPORTED TO LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT ON 08/15/2010.   AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED.SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT DETERMINED BY FAA.

## 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 ERA10LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA424), Aug 10, 2010: W.H. Hunnicutt Hobo (N884WH), Fletcher, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to select an adequate forced landing site.

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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