# Accident 20181015020129A: Hargrove James D HUMMEL-ULTRA CRUISER, Zephyrhills, FL, October 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2018, 14:16 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2608° N, 82.2106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2608&lon=-82.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245AP-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hargrove James D HUMMEL-ULTRA CRUISER (registry code 056230X, https://openairdocs.org/model/hargrove-james-d-hummel-ultra-cruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARGROVE JAMES D HUMMEL-ULTRA CRUISER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181015020129A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD ABOUT 50% OF THE FUEL IN IT.  THE ENGINE SHOWED EXCESSIVE GAPS ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE CYLINDERS WHERE THE ROCKER ARM ACTUATES THE VALVE HEAD.  WITH THE POSITION OF THE ENGINE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE WE CANNOT DETERMINE IF THE PUSHRODS WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THIS WILL BE FURTHER EXAMINED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IS RECOVERED BY THE OWNER.

UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE IT IS PREMATURE TO SPECULATE ON A CORRECTIVE ACTION.

## 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 ERA19LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA014), Oct 15, 2018: Hargrove Hummel Ultra Cruiser (N245AP), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to activate the airplane’s auxiliary fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the impairing effects of the…

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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