# Accident 20150901020499A: Raudenbush Ernie LANCAIR SUPER ES, AZ, September 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2015, 16:06 local time
- Place: AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0156° N, 110.6544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0156&lon=-110.6544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74ES-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raudenbush Ernie LANCAIR SUPER ES (registry code 05607LU, https://openairdocs.org/model/raudenbush-ernie-lancair-super-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAUDENBUSH ERNIE LANCAIR SUPER ES
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 240 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150901020499A

## Narrative

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

^MR. SNIDER^ STATED THAT HE FUELED BOTH OF THE TANKS ON N74ES AT 1600 THE DAY BEFORE (08/31/2015) THE ACCIDENT AT KGEU.  HE STATED THAT HE TOPPED THE TANKS OFF BOTH OF THE MAIN TANKS FOR A TOTAL OF 90 GALLONS OF FUEL (45 A SIDE).  HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FOR CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND THEN DEPARTED TO KELP (EL PASO INTERNATIONAL).  HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED EL PASO ON TUE, 9/1/2015 FOR KGEU. HE STATED THAT HE MAINTAINED 8500FT MSL.  AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OUT OF KELP HE STATED THAT HEARD THE ENGINE STUMBLE/STRUGGLE AND NOTED THAT HIS EGT STARTED CYCLING RAPIDLY 20*-30* (*=DEGREES).  HE STATED THAT HE ADJUSTED MIXTURE, WITH NO HELP. HE STATED THAT HIS RPM'S WERE STEADY THE 'ENTIRE TIME.' HE STATED THAT 30 SECONDS TO 1 MIN LATER THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS, FUEL FLOW WENT TO ZERO, FUEL PRESS SHOWED GOOD. HE STATED THAT AT 15% POWER, LOSING ALTITUDE HE BEGAN "EMERGENCY PROCEDURES", SLOWED TO BEST GLIDE (80KTS).

N74ES WAS LANDED ON THE TOP OF A MESA, AFTER COMING TO A STOP HE STATED THAT HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HIS GEAR AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  HE STATED THAT HE TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SO HE RETURNED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT A FIRE WITH THE EXTINGUISHER THAT WAS UNDER THE PILOT SEAT.  HE STATED THAT THE EXTINGUISHER DID NOT AFFECT THE FIRE SO HE DROPPED IT AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD 15 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND 30 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK.  HE STATED THAT HE PICKED UP HIS GEAR AND WALKED  MILE TO GAIN PHONE RECEPTION AND CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES.

## 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 WPR15LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA254), Sep 1, 2015: Raudenbush Ernie Lancair Super ES (N74ES), Winkelman, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies.

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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