# Accident 20171003016109A: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A, Virginia Beach, VA, October 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2017, 08:30 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Airport: Virginia Beach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6789° N, 76.0328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6789&lon=-76.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685SE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A (registry code 05635UG, https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-heritage-collection-se5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright HISPANO E (registry code 67006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-hispano-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREEMAN HERITAGE COLLECTION SE5A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT HISPANO E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,475 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171003016109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN CUT CORN FIELD, CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP OF FORWARD MOTION THEN FLIPPING OVER ON IT'S BACK.

## 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 ERA18LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA003), Oct 3, 2017: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A (N685SE), Virginia Beach, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an interruption of the normal fuel/air mixture to the engine.

## Other reports on N685SE (1)

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

- [Accident 20200227002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200227002109A), Feb 27, 2020: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A (N685SE), Kingsbury, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot was test flying aircraft at old Kingsbury Aerodrome. Conditions were clear VFR with a light quartering Crosswind of about 6-7 knots. After aircraft…

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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