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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Holmlund Victor P AURIGA · Hillsborough, NJ · July 16, 2014

Date: July 16, 2014 · 10:10 local
Place: Hillsborough, NJ
Airport: Central Jersey Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N234VV
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA342
Reported as: Holmlund Victor P Auriga
Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,819 total133 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N234VVRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2015 · Holmlund Victor P AURIGAS/N 26 · Built 2011 Airframe modelHolmlund Victor P AURIGA Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot executed missed approach, upon climbout, approx 1/3 mile from runway, engine lost power and shut down. Pilot attempted to reach field for emergency landing, left wing of aircraft struck tree top short of field shearing off outer 1/2 of wing. Second impact with tree sheered off complete right wing. Aircraft impacted ground at high angle, low speed and came to rest in inverted position facing opposite direction of travel. There was no post crash fire and no visual or odorous indications of fuel at the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH, UPON CLIMBOUT, APPROX 1/3 MILE FROM RUNWAY, ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH FIELD FOR EMERGENCY LANDING, LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE TOP SHORT OF FIELD SHEARING OFF OUTER 1/2 OF WING. SECOND IMPACT WITH TREE SHEERED OFF COMPLETE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH ANGLE, LOW SPEED AND CAME TO REST IN INVERTED POSITION FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND NO VISUAL OR ODOROUS INDICATIONS OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA342Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportManville, NJThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 16, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N234VV · 1

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

Incident 20110512008849ILanding: Touchdown · Trenton, NJOn may 12, 2011 about 1615 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur build aircraft, N234VV, model Auriga, build by victor Holmlund was damaged upon landing on runway 24 at ttn, Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton, new jersey. The private pilot was not…May 12, 2011 · Minor damage