# Accident 20101029049249A: Aardema Rob 1 AARDEMA R, Oshtemo Twp, MI, October 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2010, 11:40 local time
- Place: Oshtemo Twp, MI
- Airport: Newman'S Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2889° N, 85.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2889&lon=-85.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N768BA-2011-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aardema Robert John 1 AARDEMA RAG WNG SP (registry code 05607S1, https://openairdocs.org/model/aardema-robert-john-1-aardema-rag-wng-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AARDEMA ROB 1 AARDEMA R
- Reported engine: SUZUKI UNKNOWN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 75 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029049249A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB OUT AFTER T.O. ON RWY 36, AT APPROX. 300 FT. AGL THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT INITIATED A 180 TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED TREES APPROX. 100 YARDS WEST OF THE RUNWAY ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING.ON SITE INVESTIGATION FOUND ENGINE IGNITION COIL WIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE COIL.  THE WIRE WAS REATTACHED AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FINE. THE COIL WIRE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED AND NOT SECURED TO THE COIL.  ENGINE VIBRATION SHOOK THE WIRE AND IT WORKED LOOSE FROM THE COIL.

## 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 CEN11CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA047), Oct 29, 2010: Aardema Robert John 1 Aardema RAG WNG SP (N768BA), Oshtemo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the ignition system wiring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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