# Accident 20130309004799A: 781569 Inc FX 210, Punta Gorda, FL, March 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2013, 11:40 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9197° N, 81.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9197&lon=-81.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524VT-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: 781569 FX 210 (registry code 05624SD, https://openairdocs.org/model/781569-fx-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 781569 INC FX 210
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130309004799A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 3, 2013, A EXPERIMENTAL KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT, N524VT, FX210, REGISTERED TO 891569 INC., CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PGD) WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  THE PIC AND 2 PAXS HAD MINOR INJURIES.  THE COMPOSITE BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PGD.

## 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 ERA13LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA159), Mar 9, 2013: 781569 FX 210 (N524VT), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

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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