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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flightstar FCII · Knoxville, TN · June 18, 2019

Date: June 18, 2019 · 20:54 local
Place: Knoxville, TN
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N354AR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA175
Reported as: Flightstar Fcii
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N354ARRegistration cancelled Nov 25, 2019 · Flightstar FCIIS/N 220 · Built 1998 Airframe modelFlightstar FCII Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot/owner was operating his aircraft on a pleasure flight.

While returning to his home base (TN98) sky ranch airpark located in alcoa Tennessee the engine suddenly failed.

The pilot had just passed another airport (dkx) so he turn toward the that airport, downtown island airport (dkx), but soon realized he wasn't going to make the airport so he ditched in the Tennessee river which surrounds the airport..

Pilot stated he had a electrical failure and the engine "just shut down".

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING HIS AIRCRAFT ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT.

WHILE RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE (TN98) SKY RANCH AIRPARK LOCATED IN ALCOA TENNESSEE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED.

THE PILOT HAD JUST PASSED ANOTHER AIRPORT (DKX) SO HE TURN TOWARD THE THAT AIRPORT, DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT (DKX), BUT SOON REALIZED HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT SO HE DITCHED IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER WHICH SURROUNDS THE AIRPORT..

PILOT STATED HE HAD A ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE ENGINE "JUST SHUT DOWN".

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19LA175Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKnoxville, TNA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.Jun 18, 2019 · Destroyed