# Accident 20140726013119A: Roscher Frederick THUNDER MUSTANG, Sparks, NV, July 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2014, 08:30 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6492° N, 119.7075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6492&lon=-119.7075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N695HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N695HR-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roscher Frederick THUNDER MUSTANG (registry code 05629KN, https://openairdocs.org/model/roscher-frederick-thunder-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROSCHER FREDERICK THUNDER MUSTANG
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR FALCONER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140726013119A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WITH NO AIRPORT IN GLIDING DISTANCE, THE PILOT LOCATED A HIGHWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK AND STRUCK A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING THE SAME DIRECTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

## 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 WPR14LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA312), Jul 26, 2014: Roscher Frederick Thunder Mustang (N695HR), Spanish Springs, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power during climb for reasons that could not be determined due to the severity of postcrash fire damage to the airplane.

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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