# Accident 20180624008549A: Crawford C/Crawford C RV-7A, Alexander City, AL, June 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2018, 08:24 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Airport: Thomas C Russell Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9289° N, 85.9694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9289&lon=-85.9694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19MM-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crawford C/Crawford C RV-7A (registry code 056254R, https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-c-crawford-c-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-360-M1B (registry code 42414, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-360-m1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAWFORD C/CRAWFORD C RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-360-M1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624008549A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2018, ABOUT 0824 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT RV7A, N19MM, COLLIDED WITH TREES, POWER LINES, AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND HIS 10-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR CUT TO THE ARM.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS OPERATED AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FALCON FIELD (FFC), PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA AT 0830 EDT DESTINED FOR ALEXANDER CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ALX), ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA.

## 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 ERA18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA177), Jun 24, 2018: Crawford RV-7 (N19MM), Alexander City, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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