# Accident 20190717005699A: Glasair II FT, Pikeville, TN, July 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2019, 15:23 local time
- Place: Pikeville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6154° N, 85.1934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6154&lon=-85.1934&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GAFT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLASAIR II FT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190717005699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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