# Accident 20111023030339A: Elkind Bruce COZY MK IV, Lexington, NC, October 23, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 23, 2011, 10:45 local time - Place: Lexington, NC - Airport: Davidson County - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.7919° N, 80.2975° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7919&lon=-80.2975&mi=10 - Aircraft: N795DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N795DB-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Elkind Bruce COZY MK IV (registry code 05630HL, https://openairdocs.org/model/elkind-bruce-cozy-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ELKIND BRUCE COZY MK IV - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 725 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA021) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111023030339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED DURING AN INTERVIEW OF THE SURVIVOR AT WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HOSPITAL THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT:ON THE FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM CRAIG AIRPORT IN JACKSONVILLE, FL TO PALATKA, FL, WHERE IT WAS FULLY FUELED TO APPROXIMATELY 48 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL TAKEN ON IN PALATKA WAS 37.62 GALLONS OF 100LL. FROM PALATKA THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO LAKE CITY, FL FOR ONE TOUCH AND GO, AND THEN ON TO CRAIG AIRPORT FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PARKED AT CRAIG AIRPORT WITH APPROXIMATELY 37 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL IN ITS TANKS. THE AIRCAFT WAS FLOWN FOR TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS, NON-STOP FROM CRAIG AIRPORT TO LEXINGTON, NC CONSUMING APPROXIMATELY 18 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE SURVIVING PILOT/PASSENGER SAID THE PIC REFUSED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS OR ENRICH THE FUEL/AIR MIXTURE FOR LANDING. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER/PILOT SAID THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INDICATING 110 KNOTS JUST PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE TREES. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING INFORMATION, BEST GLIDE SPEED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS 85 TO 95 KNOTS. HE SAID THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT .AT THE CRASH SITE, ONLY A SMALL QUANTITTY OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN ONE OF TWO SUMP TANKS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE, AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND. THE LEFT REAR SEAT BOTTOM AND SUMP TANK (COMBINED) SEPARATED FROM THE CABIN FLOOR. THE SUMP TANK WAS NOT RUPTURED. THE FUEL LINES TO THE SUMP TANK WERE RUPTURED. THE SUMP TANK HAD ABOUT 1 GALLON OF FUEL PRESENT. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BOTTOM AND SUMP TANK (COMBINED) REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE CABIN FLOOR. THE SUMP TANK WAS NOT RUPTURED AND NO FUEL WAS PRESENT.WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, WITHIN ONE QUARTER MILE OF THE CRASH SITE, REPORTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT AND HEARING ITS ENGINE SPUTTERING AND BACKFIRING LOUDLY JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE TOPS AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES AND THE TERRAIN. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER /PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURRED. AMENDED 05/14/2012: ADDED AMENDMENT DATE. ## 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 ERA12FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA021), Oct 23, 2011: Elkind Bruce Cozy MK IV (N795DB), Lexington, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Other reports on N795DB (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19990820035049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990820035049I), Aug 20, 1999: Amtr COZY (N795DB), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. (-23) This page is an attachement to FAA form 8020-23 for aircraft incident dated 08-20-99. On August 20, 1999 PIC bruce elkind operated experimental aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.