# Accident 20170814015809A: John Knapp EASY RAIDER, Rochester, IN, August 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2017, 18:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0675° N, 86.1942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0675&lon=-86.1942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6862K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6862K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knapp John EASY RAIDER (registry code 056340L, https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-john-easy-raider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN KNAPP EASY RAIDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582 MODIFIED TO 670
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170814015809A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 EASTERN STANDARD TIME,  500FT NORTH OF RUNWAY 29 AT THE ROCHESTER FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, A 2016 EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT EASY RAIDER WITH 1 PERSON ON BOARD CRASHED IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT.  THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATONS PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 AND WAS AT 500FT AGL WHEN PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND WINGS.

## 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 CEN17LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA318), Aug 14, 2017: Knapp Easy Raider (N6862K), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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