# Accident 20190326002039A: Gronbach Albert W DAKOTA HAWK, Mcalpin, FL, March 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2019, 17:10 local time
- Place: Mcalpin, FL
- Airport: Little River
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1181° N, 82.9153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1181&lon=-82.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30271, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30271-2019-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gronbach Albert W DAKOTA HAWK (registry code 05612A8, https://openairdocs.org/model/gronbach-albert-w-dakota-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRONBACH ALBERT W DAKOTA HAWK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190326002039A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 26, 2019, ABOUT 1710 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT FISHER FLYING PRODUCTS DAKOTA HAWK, N30271, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER, FROM LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT (FL10), MCALPIN, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY A 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 ERA19LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA138), Mar 26, 2019: Fisher Flying Products Dakota Hawk (N30271), McAlpin, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at idle power in atmospheric conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power…

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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