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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Glasair II FT · Pikeville, TN · July 17, 2019

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Date: July 17, 2019 · 15:23 local
Place: Pikeville, TN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: C-GAFT
Reported as: Glasair II FT
Reported engine: Lycoming O320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The report is not completed but is being submitted to meet the 30 day submission suspense. An amendment will be completed when the investigation is completed and all information is available

Pilot departed gainsville, ga (kgvl). And landed for fuel in cleveland, TN. (Krzr). According to airport records the aircraft took on 23.98 gallons of fuel. After departing krzr the aircraft lost electrical power and complete engine failure 42 miles from krzr. The aircraft landed in the rough field and the nose wheel caught and flipped the aircraft. The instrument panel forward broke away from the fuselage. The pilot survived the crash and crawled away from the wreckage.

As the FAA filed it

THE REPORT IS NOT COMPLETED BUT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO MEET THE 30 DAY SUBMISSION SUSPENSE. AN AMENDMENT WILL BE COMPLETED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED AND ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE

PILOT DEPARTED GAINSVILLE, GA (KGVL). AND LANDED FOR FUEL IN CLEVELAND, TN. (KRZR). ACCORDING TO AIRPORT RECORDS THE AIRCRAFT TOOK ON 23.98 GALLONS OF FUEL. AFTER DEPARTING KRZR THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE 42 MILES FROM KRZR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE ROUGH FIELD AND THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FORWARD BROKE AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SURVIVED THE CRASH AND CRAWLED AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE.