# Accident 20180830025109A: Charles Joseph Ross MK-4, Erwin, NC, August 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2018, 16:51 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3656° N, 78.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3656&lon=-78.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N628X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charles Joseph Ross MK-4 (registry code 05635OH, https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-joseph-ross-mk-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHARLES JOSEPH ROSS MK-4
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 175 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830025109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA18LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA239), Aug 30, 2018: Avid MK-4 (N628X), Harnett, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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