# Accident 20180804009959A: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-400, Ponca City, OK, August 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2018, 10:40 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7636° N, 97.1503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7636&lon=-97.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13EP-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-400 (registry code 7021804, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-400
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804009959A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2018, ABOUT 10:40 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, EXTRA EA-400, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER / AND OR CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA (KPNC) BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SQUARE.

## 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 CEN18FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA310), Aug 4, 2018: Extra EA 400 (N13EP), Ponca City, OK, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for reasons that could not be determined with 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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