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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-180 · Cincinnati, OH · July 5, 2015

Date: July 5, 2015 · 17:30 local
Place: Cincinnati, OH
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N354BM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA303
Reported as: Aviat A-1C-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,012 total557 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N354BMRegistered now · Aviat A-1C-200S/N 3258 · Built 2015 Airframe modelAviat A-1C-200 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1D6Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft took off from I69 enroute to luk. After reaching an altitude of 1,800 feet, the engine began to lose power, and eventually quit. The pilot conducted a forced landing on a golf course, where the aircraft continued up an embankment, spun around 180 degrees, and impacted two trees. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but no injury occurred to the pilot or persons on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM I69 ENROUTE TO LUK. AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 1,800 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UP AN EMBANKMENT, SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, AND IMPACTED TWO TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT NO INJURY OCCURRED TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.

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 CEN15LA303Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCincinnati, OHThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 5, 2015 · Substantial damage