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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Reilly Charles W ESCAPADE · Palatka, FL · March 6, 2018

Date
March 6, 2018 · 13:30 local
Place
Palatka, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45DC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA18LA097
Reported as
Reilly Charles W Escapade
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
435 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On final approach to runway 27 28J aircraft lost power due to preceieved fuel exhaustion. Pilot was able to momentarily restart engine giving just enough thrust not to nose dive into the house he crashed on top of.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 28J AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO PRECEIEVED FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MOMENTARILY RESTART ENGINE GIVING JUST ENOUGH THRUST NOT TO NOSE DIVE INTO THE HOUSE HE CRASHED ON TOP OF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.