# Accident 20160413004609A: Atkinson EAGLET, Deland, FL, April 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Bob Lee Flight Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1042° N, 81.3147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1042&lon=-81.3147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5AQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AQ-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atkinson EAGLET (registry code 05647W8, https://openairdocs.org/model/atkinson-eaglet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ATKINSON EAGLET
- Reported engine: DLE 170
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160413004609A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 13, 2016, ABOUT 1230 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN ATKINSON EAGLET MOTORGLIDER, N5AQ, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACT TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 9 AT BOB LEE FLIGHT STRIP (1J6) DELAND, FLORIDA. THE SPORT PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT REPORT THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MAIN RECIPROCATING PUSHER ENGINE FAILED AND THE SECONDARY ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A 180-DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND HIT THE TOP OF PINE TREES. THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT THE TOP OF A TREE PREVENTING THE AIRPLANE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT UNLATCHED HIS SEATBELT AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA16LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA156), Apr 13, 2016: Atkinson Eaglet (N5AQ), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to a separation of the ignition plug.

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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