# Accident 20160916015699A: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE, Reno, NV, September 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Tahoe Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7028° N, 119.8894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7028&lon=-119.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4861K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861K-2018-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (registry code 2804001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh115-vampire) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH115 VAMPIRE
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GOBLIN MK 2&3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916015699A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES IN RENO/STEAD, NV N4861K EXPERIENCE SUDDEN POWER LOSS. THE AIRMEN DEPARTED THE RACE COURSE AND WENT OVER THE FIELD TO TROUBLESHOOT. WHEN THE AIRMEN DETERMINED THAT POWER WAS NOT GOING TO BE REGAINED, THE AIRMEN EXECUTED A POWER OFF EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.

AIRMEN WAS UNINJURED.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA181), Sep 17, 2016: Dehavilland DH115 Vampire (N4861K), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the canopy and subsequent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that…

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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