# Accident 20150716014169A: Devoe Robert CLIP WING, Melbourne, AR, July 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2015, 14:20 local time
- Place: Melbourne, AR
- Airport: Melbourne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0708° N, 91.8303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0708&lon=-91.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80917-2018-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Devoe Robert CLIP WING (registry code 059028A, https://openairdocs.org/model/devoe-robert-clip-wing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEVOE ROBERT CLIP WING
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150716014169A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 16, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 CST, AN ROBERT DEVOE CLIP WING ULTRALIGHT, OPERATING AS A EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, N80917, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED A FIELD AT VIOLET HILL IN IZARD COUNTY ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SINGLE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN JORDAN, ARKANSAS ON JULY 16, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 1400 CST.

## 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 CEN15LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA308), Jul 16, 2015: Devoe Clip Wing (N80917), Melbourne, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence and the postaccident engine examination, which led to a forced landing on unsuitable terrain due to…

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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