# Accident 20190902012329A: Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG, Hollister, MO, September 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hollister, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5319° N, 93.2006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5319&lon=-93.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405JA-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna LC41-550FG (registry code 2073320, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190902012329A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING THE BRANSON AIRPORT, HOLLISTER MO (BBG) ON RUNWAY 32, THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING, GOING FROM A HIGH RPM TO LOW RPM AND BACK TO HIGH RPM. THE ENGINE TROUBLE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THRUST PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES NORTHEAST FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FACING SOUTHEAST.

## 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 CEN19LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA319), Sep 2, 2019: Lancair LC41-550FG (N405JA), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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