# Incident 20130807013889I: Dishon P James EXCALIBUR, Clifton, TX, August 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2013, 09:00 local time
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Airport: Clifton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7826° N, 97.5843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7826&lon=-97.5843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dishon P James EXCALIBUR (registry code 05622WY, https://openairdocs.org/model/dishon-p-james-excalibur) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DISHON P JAMES EXCALIBUR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130807013889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING TAKE OFF FROM RWY 14 7F7.  CLIMB TO 150 AGL WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER.  LANDED ON SIDE OF RWY.  NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF. SOME WING TOP DAMAGE.  ENGINE STILL RUNNING AFTER IMPACT.  PILOT HAD NO INJURIES.

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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