# Accident 20161231023469A: Gosselin Charles GLASTAR, Lee'S Summit, MO, December 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2016, 07:47 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9253° N, 94.3781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9253&lon=-94.3781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120CG-2017-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gosselin Charles GLASTAR (registry code 05625DO, https://openairdocs.org/model/gosselin-charles-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOSSELIN CHARLES GLASTAR
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 280 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161231023469A

## Narrative

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

AFTER JUMP STARTING HIS ENGINE USING A PORTABLE BATTERY, PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AND ENTERED LEVEL FLIGHT IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.  PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGING FAILURE 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT TURNED TO RETURN TO LXT IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED HIS ENGINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER RESTART, IT FAILED AGAIN. LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXPERINCED A SLOW SPEED STALL CRASHING INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT.

## 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 CEN17LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA066), Dec 31, 2016: Gosselin Charles Glastar (N120CG), Lee's Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial failure of the electric system due to a battery short, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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