# Accident 20170924021429A: Epperson Edwin R HOME BUILT KIT FOX MODEL 1, Waller, TX, September 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2017, 17:08 local time
- Place: Waller, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9847° N, 95.9311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9847&lon=-95.9311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91904-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Epperson Edwin R 1 (registry code 05611RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/epperson-edwin-r-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EPPERSON EDWIN R HOME BUILT KIT FOX MODEL 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924021429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A CLEAN RUN UP OF THE AIRCRAFT. TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF HE LOST POWER BETWEEN 300-400FT. PILOT STATED THAT HIS ONLY CHOICE WAS TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD MISSING TREES AND A MOBILE HOME. PILOT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND POST. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST STOPPED BY THE FENCE APPROXIMATELY 20FT FROM THE A RESIDENCE. PILOT REPORTS NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN17LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA366), Sep 24, 2017: Emerson Kitfox (N91904), Waller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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