# Accident 20180625008569A: Kevin L Sibila MH1, Beach City, OH, June 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Beach City, OH
- Airport: Beach City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6464° N, 81.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6464&lon=-81.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32KS-2020-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kevin L Sibila MH1 (registry code 05636GK, https://openairdocs.org/model/kevin-l-sibila-mh1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KEVIN L SIBILA MH1
- Reported engine: YAMAHA GENESIS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,553 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625008569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS BALANCING THE ROTOR SYSTEM IN FORWARD FLIGHT TRANSITIONING TO A HOVER AT 40 FEET AND THE ENGINE QUIT.

OPERATIONS INSPECTOR HAS INITIATED EIR AS LISTED ABOVE WITH LETTER OF INVESTIGATION. WILL DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTION AFTER COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CEN18LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA239), Jun 25, 2018: Sibila MH-1 (N32KS), Beach City, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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