# Accident 20181016024079A: Yates Leonard W JABIRU 250, Daytona Beach S, FL, October 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach S, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1736° N, 80.9783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1736&lon=-80.9783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207Y-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yates Leonard W JABIRU 250 (registry code 05619OY, https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-leonard-w-jabiru-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YATES LEONARD W JABIRU 250
- Reported engine: EXP/ JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181016024079A

## Narrative

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

A PRIVATE PILOT OF A JABIRU AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, (KCUB) LANDING IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR FUEL AND PROCEEDING TO PORT ORANGE (SPRUCE CREEK) ROUNDED A 5-MILE CIRCLE OF DAYTONA, DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING TRANSPONDER IDENTIFIED WHEN APPROACHING COLUMBIA. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE BEACH WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN STOPPED AND POSITIONED STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. BOTH TANKS IN THE ON POSITION AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED, TURNING DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE SHORELINE. ON SCENE WE DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 4 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE WINGS. THE AMOUNT OF UNUSABLE FUEL IS SAID TO BE AROUND 1.3 GALLONS HOWEVER CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. THE AIRCRAFT TYPICALLY HAS TWO FUEL PICK-UPS, ONE BEING ON THE ENGINE, THE OTHER IN THE WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A CAPACITY OF 36 GALLONS AND MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS STATE THE ENGINE BURNS APPROXIMATELY 5.5 HOURS W/ ONE-HOUR RESERVE AND A DISTANCE OF 660NM. THE PILOT WAS THE SINGLE PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS ALERT, ORIENTED AND AMBULATORY PRIOR TO BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND A LACERATION ON HIS FOREARM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED INTO SALTWATER, THEREFORE, ANY PROBABILITY OF AN ENGINE RUN WOULD BE UNLIKELY.

## 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 ERA19LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA018), Oct 16, 2018: Jabiru 250 (N207Y), Daytona Beach Shores, FL, 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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