# Accident 20190821019349A: Stephen Cabiroy XL-RG-5, Saint Cloud, FL, August 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2019, 11:47 local time
- Place: Saint Cloud, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1962° N, 81.3603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1962&lon=-81.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stephen Cabiroy XL-RG-5 (registry code 05635GM, https://openairdocs.org/model/stephen-cabiroy-xl-rg-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEPHEN CABIROY XL-RG-5
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190821019349A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KISSIMMEE AIRPORT (KISM) EN-ROUTE TO SEBASTIAN (KX26), FLORIDA.

THE TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT WERE NORMAL. AS SOON AS KISSIMMEE TOWER RELEASED THEM ON THEIR WAY THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED. WITHIN SECONDS OF ENDING HIS RADIO TRANSMISSION THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT BEST OPTION WAS TO LAND IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD. HE LANDED AND AS IT SLOWED IT DUG IN AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS ROOF. THE PILOT FOUND A WAY OUT BUT THE PASSENGERS LEGS WERE STUCK IN THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 ERA19LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA253), Aug 21, 2019: Velocity XL-5 (N735D), St. Cloud, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the airplane electrical system’s positive/negative leads to the 24v battery, which resulted in a total loss of electrical and engine power in flight.

## Other reports on N735D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170611016509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170611016509I), Jun 11, 2017: Stephen Cabiroy XL-RG-5 (N735D), Mattaponi, VA, Minor damage. The pilot was operating his experimental aircraft for the purpose of phase 1 testing. He was testing the max gross weight and used 100 lbs less than what…

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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