# Accident 20190904014639A: Phantom Aeronautics LLC X-1, Van Wert, OH, September 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2019, 17:50 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8817° N, 84.6442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8817&lon=-84.6442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phantom Aeronautics X-1 (registry code 059008Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/phantom-aeronautics-x-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHANTOM AERONAUTICS LLC X-1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190904014639A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1750 HOURS A PHANTOM X-1 EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VAN WERT COUNTY AIRPORT (KVNW) TO THE NORTHWEST.  THE PILOT REPORTED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AT ABOUT THREE MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE POINT AND PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURY TO THE PILOT WAS REPORTED.

## 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 CEN19LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA303), Sep 4, 2019: Phantom Aeronautics X-1 (N111JC), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the separation of the carburetor from the intake socket resulting from the improper installation of the intake silencer.

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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