# Accident 20170609021359A: Thompson David H ANGEL HAWK II, Homer, LA, June 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2017, 08:23 local time
- Place: Homer, LA
- Airport: Homer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7897° N, 93.0064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7897&lon=-93.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N335JT-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson David H ANGEL HAWK II (registry code 056262U, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-david-h-angel-hawk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMPSON DAVID H ANGEL HAWK II
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170609021359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED  IN CLIMBOUT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER.

PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD.

AS PILOT WAS TURNING ENGINE QUIT.

AIRCRAFT IMAPCTED GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN17LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA228), Jun 9, 2017: Thompson Angel Hawk II (N335JT), Homer, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the engine’s unresolved high operating temperatures, which resulted in failure of the distributor rotor and drive shaft, and the pilot’s failure to maintain…

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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