# Incident 20100901043399I: Beach Alber NIEUPORT X1, Chesapeake, VA, September 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N892) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beach Albert NIEUPORT X1 (registry code 05625H8, https://openairdocs.org/model/beach-albert-nieuport-x1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEACH ALBER NIEUPORT X1
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100901043399I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR BUILT, 3/4 SCALE OF A NIEUPORT WW I FIGHTER. DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, DURING THE DESENT TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

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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