# Accident 20170511021479A: Brokaw Bergon F ZODIAC, Orangeville, IL, May 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2017, 19:50 local time
- Place: Orangeville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4725° N, 89.6483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4725&lon=-89.6483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1041N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1041N-2019-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brokaw Bergon F ZODIAC (registry code 056046T, https://openairdocs.org/model/brokaw-bergon-f-zodiac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROKAW BERGON F ZODIAC
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170511021479A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 500' AGL AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS PROPERTY AND INDICATED THAT HE LOST ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PIC WAS INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN17LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA180), May 12, 2017: Brokaw Bergon F Zodiac (N1041N), Orangeville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N1041N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990512020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990512020579I), May 12, 1999: Amtr ZODIAC (N1041N), Pawtucket, RI. Pilot took off sfz practicing t/o and landings. Pilot headed for practice area in harrisville. At 1500FT the engine quit and wouldn't restart. Pilot landed on…

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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