# Incident 20121013022409I: Stumpfhauser Richard F SLIPSTREAM, Fresno, CA, October 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2012, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454RS-2023-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stumpfhauser Richard F SLIPSTREAM (registry code 05629VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/stumpfhauser-richard-f-slipstream) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Compact Ra MZ202 (registry code 14700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/compact-ra-mz202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STUMPFHAUSER RICHARD F SLIPSTREAM
- Reported engine: COMPACT RA MZ202
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121013022409I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING PHASE 1 FLIGHT TEST, DURING NORMAL CRUISE, ENGINE CEASED OPERATION. PILOT TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.   THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING ON A DIRT FIELD AND UPON LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N454RS (1)

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

- [Incident 20210710010569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210710010569I), Jul 10, 2021: Stumpfhauser Richard F SLIPSTREAM (N454RS), Douglas, AZ, Substantial damage. On July 10, 2021, at 08:48 MST, N454RS, a Slipstream revelation ultralight, experimental amatuer built aircraft, lost thrust and landed off airport near the…

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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