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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Von Dane William E RV-8A · Bonnyville, AB · September 15, 2018

Date: September 15, 2018 · 11:25 local
Place: Bonnyville, AB
Airport: Bonnyville
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76AU
Reported as: Von Dane William E RV-8A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total55 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N76AURegistered now · Von Dane William E RV-8AS/N 80788 · Built 2002 Airframe modelVon Dane William E RV-8A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot had just refueled at cybf airport in alberta Canada and approximately 30 minutes into the flight the pilot experienced a complete power loss. The pilot immediately tried to restart the aircraft with no success. The pilot pitched for best glide and landed the aircraft in a field. The aircraft suffered only minor damage. No determination on why the engine failed has been made yet. The aircraft has been taken out of Canada to Colorado for investigation and rebuild.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD JUST REFUELED AT CYBF AIRPORT IN ALBERTA CANADA AND APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. NO DETERMINATION ON WHY THE ENGINE FAILED HAS BEEN MADE YET. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CANADA TO COLORADO FOR INVESTIGATION AND REBUILD.