# Accident 20120414005799A: T Bird Golden Circle Air Inc II, Bundee, MN, April 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2012, 15:50 local time
- Place: Bundee, MN
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9505° N, 95.3602° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9505&lon=-95.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5654N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5654N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: T Bird Golden Circle Air II (registry code 059039W, https://openairdocs.org/model/t-bird-golden-circle-air-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 (registry code 55560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: T BIRD GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR INC II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582ULDCDI-99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 78 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414005799A

## Narrative

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

OWNERS FIRST FLIGHT OF THE YEAR. TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. AT APROXIMATELY 150 THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING AND FLIPPED THE AIRCARFT.

## 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 CEN12LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA244), Apr 14, 2012: T Bird Golden Circle Air II (N5654N), Clara City, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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