# Accident 20150718012469A: Briggs John A AVENTURA II, Fenton, MI, July 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2015, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fenton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8006° N, 83.7177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fenton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8006&lon=-83.7177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1204A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRIGGS JOHN A AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 8 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718012469A

## Narrative

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

INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT FENTON TOWING IMPOUND YARD.  THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE ADEQUATE FUEL, OIL AND COOLANT.  BOTH CYLINDERS PRODUCED COMPRESSION ROTATING THE ENGINE THRU BY HAND.  SPARK PLUGS WERE VISUALLY CHECKED AND APPEARED NORMAL.  THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE FORWARD CARBURETOR WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THRU ABOUT HALF WAY AROUND THE DIAMETER JUST SLIGHTLY OUTBOARD OF THE CARBURETOR FUEL NIPPLE.  CLOSER EXAMINATION OF THE HOSE REVEALED FUEL STAINING THRU THE CRACK WHICH INDICATES PRIOR LEAKAGE AND AIR INTRUSION INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM.  THE REMAINING FUEL SUPPLY HOSES WERE ALSO OBSERVED TO HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT.  THE TAIL SURFACES ARE  BROKEN OFF AND THE FORWARD FUSELAGE/HULL IS BROKEN WITH A FAIRLY LARGE HOLE IN THE SIDE.

PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT DETAILING THE EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT AND FAA INSPECTORS ALSO CONDUCTED A PERSONAL INTERVIEW.  HIS WRITTEN AND VERBAL STATEMENT DETAILED TAKING OFF AND EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AT ABOUT 400' AGL.  HE THEN EVALUATED THE LANDING OPTIONS AND DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PATCH OF TREES NEXT TO THE LAKE.  THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A BALLISTIC PARACHUTE THAT WAS MANUALLY DEPLOYED BY THE PILOT AT TREE TOP LEVEL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.  PILOT ALSO HAD A VIDEO TAKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT THAT PROVIDED VISUAL AND AUDIO.  THE VIDEO CONFIRMED PILOTS STATEMENT THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER AT ABOUT 400' AGL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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