# Accident 20190215022659A: Stewart David Patrick VANS RV8, Horseshoe Bay, TX, February 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2019, 16:10 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Bay, TX
- Airport: Horseshoe Bay
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5431° N, 98.3544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5431&lon=-98.3544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737MC-2019-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stewart David Patrick VANS RV8 (registry code 05614J0, https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-david-patrick-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEWART DAVID PATRICK VANS RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,522 total, 1,524 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190215022659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HORSESHOE BAY AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 3,000' AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT, DECISION TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO HW 71. AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAKE FULL TURN ONTO HW 71 AND CLIPPED PALM TREE WITH LEFT WING, THEN TELEPHONE POLE WITH FUSELAGE. PILOTS ACTIONS TO ATTEMPT TO TURN BACK CONTRIBRUTED. PILOT REPORTED  TANKS WERE FULL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM LAKEWAY AIRPORT. ESTIMATED AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE HAD 11 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. INVESTIGATION AT SCENE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FUEL. BOTH TANKS COMPROMISED, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS STATED NO FUEL SMELL OR POST FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL LINES, FILTER AND PUMP CONTAINED NO FUEL RESIDUE. KIT MANUFACTURE, STATED WORN FUEL CAP SEALS OR LOOSE VENT SYSTEM LINES WOULD CAUSE FUEL LOSS IN FLIGHT, BUT UNABLE TO CONFIRM.

## 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 CEN19LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA091), Feb 15, 2019: Van's RV-8 (N737MC), Horseshoe Bay, TX, 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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