# Accident 20180930016589A: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, Kernville, CA, September 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2018, 09:18 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7236° N, 118.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7236&lon=-118.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9471H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9471H-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930016589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED ON INITIAL CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY, MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING BELLY FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 WPR18LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA278), Sep 30, 2018: Howard DGA 15P (N9471H), Kernville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N9471H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020624013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624013669A), Jun 24, 2002: Howard DGA15P (N9471H), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 24, 2002 approximately 1415 central daylight time, a Howard aircraft DGA-15P, N9471H, was substantially damaged when it departed the runway and…

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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