# Accident 20111013023219A: Spink Robert M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, San Rafael, CA, October 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Airport: San Rafael Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0169° N, 122.5208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0169&lon=-122.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N762S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N762S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spink Robert M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 704031F, https://openairdocs.org/model/spink-robert-m-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPINK ROBERT M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 81 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111013023219A

## Narrative

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

AT 70 FT AGL, DURING TAKE-OFF CLIMB, AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING INTO MARSH.

## 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 WPR12LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA009), Oct 13, 2011: Spink Robert M Pietenpol Aircamper (N762S), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the takeoff climb due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the incorrect installation location of the fuel tank supply line screen that allowed debris to…

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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