# Accident 20160820012109A: Dayton A Babcock STORM, Eustis, FL, August 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8433° N, 81.6300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8433&lon=-81.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dayton A Babcock STORM (registry code 0563136, https://openairdocs.org/model/dayton-a-babcock-storm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Suzuki G13BB (registry code 59305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/suzuki-g13bb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAYTON A BABCOCK STORM
- Reported engine: SUZUKI G13BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,947 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160820012109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATP CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 8/20/16 AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM DEPARTED X55 (MID FLORIDA AIRPORT) AND FLEW WEST APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHEN A LOW VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT AN OPEN FIELD. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE OFF AIRPORT FIELD (2 MILES WEST OF X55) AND AT ROTATION, AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ROLLBACK WAS EXPERIENCED. AN ABORTED TAKE OFF WAS ATTEMPTED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED FENCE AND AWNING ON AN ADJACENT HOUSE, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FORWARD FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

## 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 ERA16LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA305), Aug 20, 2016: Dayton A Babcock Storm (N516VB), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning alternator, which precipitated the…

## Other reports on N516VB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150102000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150102000479A), Jan 2, 2015: Dayton A Babcock STORM (N516VB), Eustis, FL, Substantial damage. On January 2nd 2015 about 1730 local time, an experimental amateur built, weight shift control trike was substantially damaged during its flare maneuver at mid…

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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