# Accident 20190618007499A: Flightstar FCII, Knoxville, TN, June 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2019, 20:54 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9639° N, 83.8736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9639&lon=-83.8736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354AR-2019-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flightstar FCII (registry code 05901QB, https://openairdocs.org/model/flightstar-fcii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHTSTAR FCII
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190618007499A

## Narrative

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

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".

## 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 CEN19LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA175), Jun 18, 2019: Flightstar FC-II (N354AR), Knoxville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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