# Accident 20130827022639A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Kunia, HI, August 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2013, 17:12 local time
- Place: Kunia, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5003° N, 158.0192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5003&lon=-158.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413JJ-2017-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B (registry code 41883, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-h1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,160 total, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130827022639A

## Narrative

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

AFTER CONDUCTING A FEW AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WITH A FREIND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD. THE PASSENGER CONTACTED WHEELER TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS LOSING TOO MUCH ALTITUDE TO LAND AT WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN INTO SOFT GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AFTER LANDING. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA389), Aug 28, 2013: Champion 8KCAB (N413JJ), Wahiawa, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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