# Accident 20161203022139A: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1, Goshen, IN, December 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2016, 08:45 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5314° N, 85.8633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5314&lon=-85.8633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218D-2017-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 (registry code 060006O, https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 245 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161203022139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTACTED FSS FOR BRIEFING AT 0600. PREFLIGHT CONDUCTED AT 0750. STARTED AIRCRAFT AT 0825 AND TAXIED TO RUNWAY. DEPARTED RWY 27 AT GSH AT APPROX 0835 ON A HEADING OF 270. ABOUT 10 MI FROM GSH AT 2000 MSL ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED. PILOT TURNED 180 DEGREES TO RETURN TO GSH. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND OFF FIELD LANDING WAS MADE AT 0851.

THE METAR REPORTED TEMPERATURE WAS 2C AND DEW POINT WAS -3C.

## 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 CEN17LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA048), Dec 3, 2016: Arion Lightning LS-1 (N218D), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the subsequent forced landing on a rough/soft field.

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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