# Accident 20101001047959A: Gingerich A CHRISTAVIA, Nappanee, IN, October 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2010, 12:21 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Airport: Nappanee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4461° N, 85.9347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4461&lon=-85.9347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9049S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9049S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gingerich Alton & Slagel Dean CHRISTAVIA MK 1 (registry code 056176H, https://openairdocs.org/model/gingerich-alton-slagel-dean-christavia-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GINGERICH A CHRISTAVIA
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CONTINENTAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 60 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001047959A

## Narrative

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

BLOCK 31H VALUE IS O.  1 WAS PLACED IN THIS BLOCK BECAUSE 0 IS NOT ACCEPTED, HOWEVER THE ACTUAL VALUE IS 0.AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH EAST FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN11CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA002), Oct 1, 2010: Gingerich Alton & Slagel Dean Christavia MK 1 (N9049S), Nappanee, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total 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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