# Accident 20161006021759A: HM14/360 FLYING FLEA, Plymouth, CT, October 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, CT
- Airport: Waterbury Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6333° N, 73.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6333&lon=-73.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83165-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bruton James W HM14/360 FLYING FLEA (registry code 05635CD, https://openairdocs.org/model/bruton-james-w-hm14-360-flying-flea) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HM14/360 FLYING FLEA
- Reported engine: BMW R100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006021759A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS DOING TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK AT WATERBURY AIRPORT (N41), LOCATED IN PLYMOUTH, CT,  IN WHAT IS BELIEVED TOBE HIS SECOND FLIGHT IN FLIGHT TESTING PHASE I AS REQUIRED BY HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.  HE HAD BEEN DOING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 17 FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINS.  THIS WAS CORROBORATED BY BOTH THE EYEWITNESS WHO WAS FISHING ON THE LAKE WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND A RESIDENT THAT LIVED ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.  ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, WITH THE AIRPLANE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND, BOTH INDIVIDUALS NOTED WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MULTIPLE MOMENTARY POWER INTERRUPTIONS.  THE EYEWITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT HEADED OVER THE TREELINE ON THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE .  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT REAPPEARED OVER THE TREELINE HEADING SOUTHBOUND WITH NO ENGINE POWER.  THE EYEWITNESS STATED IT WAS HEADING IN HIS DIRECTION ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE LAKE BEFORE TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT AND IMPACTING THE TREELINE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE LAKE.

## 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 ERA17LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA007), Oct 6, 2016: James Bruton Flying Flea (N83165), Plymouth, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial 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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