# Accident 20160904020799A: Stanton, Todd A. STANTON DR.1, Plain City, OH, September 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2016, 18:40 local time
- Place: Plain City, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1539° N, 83.2744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1539&lon=-83.2744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500PY-2018-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stanton Todd A STANTON DR1 (registry code 05634H9, https://openairdocs.org/model/stanton-todd-a-stanton-dr1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STANTON, TODD A. STANTON DR.1
- Reported engine: SUBARU EA-81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160904020799A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/04/2016 AT ABOUT 1840 (LOCAL), N500PY (A 2015 STANTON DR.1 TRIPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 02272007), LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE?S ENGINE ?CUT OUT? AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND NOTED THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER THE TREES IN THE FLIGHT PATH, BUT THE AIRPLANE "NOSE DIVED" ONTO THE GROUND. THE CRASH OCCURRED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., PLAIN CITY,  OHIO. THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT CATEGORY AIRPLANE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED AND REGISTERED. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, AS WELL AS CERTIFICATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILDER REPAIRMAN FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN16LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA353), Sep 4, 2016: Stanton DR-1 (N500PY), Plain City, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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