# Accident 20150831014669A: Ference John W THATCHER CX4A, Hebron, OH, August 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2015, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hebron, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9611° N, 82.5408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9611&lon=-82.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N443JF-2015-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ference John W THATCHER CX4A (registry code 05632PH, https://openairdocs.org/model/ference-john-w-thatcher-cx4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2300 (registry code 52551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FERENCE JOHN W THATCHER CX4A
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150831014669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 19, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY RESTARTED FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS THEN LOST POWER BEFORE GOING INTO THE CORNFIELD AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY.

DDG FLM CMH: PERFORMED INITIAL INVESTIGATION, PILOT INDICATED HE HAD FULL FUEL (10) GAL WHICH WAS VERIFIED. OWNER HAD RECENTLY CHANGED THE CARBURATOR BUT IT HAD NOT FLOWN YET. POSSIBLE CAUSE DUE TO A VERY HOT/HUMID DAY WHICH MAY HAVE LED TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 CEN15LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA391), Aug 31, 2015: Ference John W Thatcher CX4A (N443JF), Hebron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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