# Accident 20180306023969A: Reilly Charles W ESCAPADE, Palatka, FL, March 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6594° N, 81.6692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6594&lon=-81.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45DC-2018-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reilly Charles W ESCAPADE (registry code 059014W, https://openairdocs.org/model/reilly-charles-w-escapade) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REILLY CHARLES W ESCAPADE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180306023969A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA18LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA097), Mar 6, 2018: Reilly Charles W Escapade (N45DC), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The interruption of fuel to the engine during final approach, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, which…

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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