20161113018489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTSW · Port Allen, LA · November 13, 2016

Date: November 13, 2016 · 16:08 local
Place: Port Allen, LA
Airport: Omni Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N329CT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA041
Reported as: Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N329CTRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Flight Design CTSWS/N 07-01-09 · Built 2007 Airframe modelFlight Design CTSW Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Purpose for flighting was to perform touch-n-goes at LA46. After preflight and engine warm up took off from RW-5, on climb out through 875' engine sputtered and shut down. Crash landed in a sugar cane field, left maingear and wing struck a mound of dirt causing the aircraft to flip over where it came to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PURPOSE FOR FLIGHTING WAS TO PERFORM TOUCH-N-GOES AT LA46. AFTER PREFLIGHT AND ENGINE WARM UP TOOK OFF FROM RW-5, ON CLIMB OUT THROUGH 875' ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN. CRASH LANDED IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD, LEFT MAINGEAR AND WING STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER WHERE IT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Allen, LAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from debris in the fuel selector valve restricting the fuel flow to the engine and led to a forced landing on rough terrain.Nov 13, 2016 · Substantial damage