# Accident 20160827016469A: Rans COYOTE S-4, Clarksville, TX, August 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6014° N, 95.0736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6014&lon=-95.0736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8024J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8024J-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans COYOTE S-4 (registry code 05903AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-coyote-s-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DCSI (registry code 55567, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dcsi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS COYOTE S-4
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503DCSI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827016469A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM CLARKSVILLE AIRPORT.  APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RPM.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE CLARKSVILLE AIRPORT, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD.

## 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 CEN16LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA339), Aug 27, 2016: Rans Coyote S 4 (N8024J), Clarksville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a deteriorated and disconnected fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent hard, off-field landing.

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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