# Accident 20111029026969A: Brochetti Louis PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, Vienna, OH, October 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2011, 16:45 local time
- Place: Vienna, OH
- Airport: Smith-Stewart Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2097° N, 80.6831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2097&lon=-80.6831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N486LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N486LB-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brochetti Louis PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 704031N, https://openairdocs.org/model/brochetti-louis-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROCHETTI LOUIS PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 45 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111029026969A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (ABOVE) PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL RUN-UP, TAXI AND TAKE-OFF.  ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT DURING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT SPLASHED THROUGH STANDING WATER.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF, ONE WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE A SOUND "SIMILAR TO A JAKE-BRAKE ON A DIESEL ENGINE".  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO MAKE ALTITUDE, JUST BARELY GETTING TO TREE TOP LEVEL (APPROX. 150-200 FEET).  THEY BELIEVE THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE FIELD WHEN THEY HEARD THE ENGINE BACK-FIRE TWO TIMES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED INTO THE TREES.OBS WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT:30 OCT 2011, 4:51 PM EDT, TEMP40 DP35 HUM83% WC34 ESE 10 10.00  FEW011 SCT030 OVC250 1024.8 ALT30.23 28.959

## 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 CEN12LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA049), Oct 29, 2011: Brochetti Louis Pietenpol Aircamper (N486LB), Vienna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during climb after takeoff due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N486LB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990710023159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710023159I), Jul 10, 1999: Amtr AIRCAMPER (N486LB), Arlington, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to Arlington airport the engine quit at 2300'. Emergency landing attempted in grassy field at high rate of descent approx. 2 miles south of…

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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