# Incident 20170304005539I: Letourneau Eugene AVID FLYER, Hendersonville, NC, March 4, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2017, 11:10 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3243° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3243&lon=-82.4563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Letourneau Eugene AVID FLYER (registry code 05625JB, https://openairdocs.org/model/letourneau-eugene-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.1 (registry code 01402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LETOURNEAU EUGENE AVID FLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 896 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170304005539I

## Narrative

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

THE AVID FLYER WAS RETURNING TO HENDERSONVILLE NC AIRPORT FROM THE WEST AFTER FLYING ABOUT 1 HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 1000? AGL AND 4 MILES FROM AIRPORT AT THE TIME. THE PILOT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL OFF-FIELD LANDING ON HENDERSONVILLE NC COUNTRY CLUB.

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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