# Accident 20140821019539A: Thibault Michael L RV4, Gilbert, PA, August 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2014, 18:48 local time
- Place: Gilbert, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9200° N, 75.4428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9200&lon=-75.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62632, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62632) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thibault Michael L RV4 (registry code 05605M3, https://openairdocs.org/model/thibault-michael-l-rv4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THIBAULT MICHAEL L RV4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 21 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140821019539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS AT CRUISE WHEN HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FAILED. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS ATTEMPTED RESTART. UNABLE TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER PILOT MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. A NEIGHBOR LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT ALLOWING THE PILOT TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA402), Aug 21, 2014: Thibault Michael L RV4 (N62632), Polk Township, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies.

## Other reports on N62632 (1)

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

- [Accident 19981206032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206032799A), Dec 6, 1998: Amtr RV4 (N62632), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Acft engine quit on final approach to rwy 13. (.19) on December 6, 1998, at 1601 eastern standard time, a michael l. thibault, RV-4, N62632, an experimental…

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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