# Accident 20151104022729A: Grooms Walter SPARROWHAWK, Florence Townsh, OH, November 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2015, 14:02 local time
- Place: Florence Townsh, OH
- Airport: Wakeman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2931° N, 82.3706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2931&lon=-82.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80825, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80825-2016-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grooms Walter SPARROWHAWK (registry code 05621KW, https://openairdocs.org/model/grooms-walter-sparrowhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROOMS WALTER SPARROWHAWK
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 66 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151104022729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT PUTTING OUT ENOUGH POWER TO ENABLE THE AIRCRAFT TO GAIN ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREES.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE FIELD AND AVOID THE TREES.   THE MANEUVERING COMBINED WITH INSUFFICIENT POWER CAUSED A SINK RATE TO DEVELOP RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.   THE GROUND IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT FRAME TO COLLAPSE ALLOWING THE ROTOR AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN16LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA031), Nov 4, 2015: American Autogyro Sparrowhawk (N80825), Wakeman, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power/performance 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…

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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