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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Charles Joseph Ross MK-4 · Erwin, NC · August 30, 2018

Date
August 30, 2018 · 16:51 local
Place
Erwin, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N628X
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA18LA239
Reported as
Charles Joseph Ross MK-4
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,950 total175 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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.

PIC stated that he had about 5 gal of fuel left and decided to land at harnett co (hrj) and the engine quit before he got to the airport. The aircraft landed in a field and flipped over forward resting inverted.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 5 GAL OF FUEL LEFT AND DECIDED TO LAND AT HARNETT CO (HRJ) AND THE ENGINE QUIT BEFORE HE GOT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER FORWARD RESTING INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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