# Accident 20160107000099A: Mark L Harrell EROS 1600, Lebanon, TN, January 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, TN
- Airport: Lebanon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1961° N, 86.3083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1961&lon=-86.3083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508AH-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mark L Harrell EROS 1600 (registry code 05633A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-l-harrell-eros-1600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK L HARRELL EROS 1600
- Reported engine: ROTAX 532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 9 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160107000099A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 7, 2016, ABOUT 1530 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT EROS 1600, N508AH, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR LEBANON, TENNESSEE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM LEBANON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M54), LEBANON, TENNESSEE.

## 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 ERA16FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA084), Jan 7, 2016: Eros 1600 (N508AH), Lebanon, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A failure of the front cylinder piston due to the pilot's improper maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to…

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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