# Accident 20160606010109A: Flohr David J R-80 TIGER MOTH, Decatur, TX, June 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2642° N, 97.4661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2642&lon=-97.4661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8CX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8CX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flohr David J R-80 TIGER MOTH (registry code 05619QB, https://openairdocs.org/model/flohr-david-j-r-80-tiger-moth) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLOHR DAVID J R-80 TIGER MOTH
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160606010109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING A EXPERTIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WHEN A AUTOMOTIVE TYPE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE ENGINE STOPED.

## 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 CEN16LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA219), Jun 6, 2016: Flohr David J R 80 Tiger Moth (N8CX), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the electric fuel boost pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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