# Accident 20150827019759A: Dova Aircraft Sro DV-1 SKYLARK, San Carlos, CA, August 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2015, 17:17 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919E-2015-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dova Aircraft Sro DV-1 SKYLARK (registry code 060003S, https://openairdocs.org/model/dova-aircraft-sro-dv-1-skylark) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOVA AIRCRAFT SRO DV-1 SKYLARK
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 96 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827019759A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1717 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, THE PILOT OF N919E, A SPECIAL LIGHT-SPORT DOVA AIRCRAFT SRO, DV-1 SKYLARK, DEPARTED SAN CARLOS AIRPORT (SQL).  THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER AND HE PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A NOSE DOWN CONFIGURATION.  THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNAWAY TO LAND SO HE CONTINUED OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED INTO A FIELD.

## 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 WPR15LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA251), Aug 28, 2015: Dova DV-1 (N919E), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the absence of a fuel return line.

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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