# Accident 20141213024199A: Thomas R Wade REVELATION, Ellisville, MS, December 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2014, 14:40 local time
- Place: Ellisville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6078° N, 89.1978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6078&lon=-89.1978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783QJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783QJ-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas R Wade REVELATION (registry code 056324C, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-r-wade-revelation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS R WADE REVELATION
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR ZANZOTTERA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141213024199A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUSE FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT MADE OFF FIELD LANDING.  FOUND ENGINE TO BE SEIZED.

## 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 ERA15LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA077), Dec 13, 2014: Thomas R Wade Revelation (N783QJ), Ellisville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the uncertified engine's front connecting rod needle bearing, which resulted in damage to the front piston and a subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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