# Accident 20200117003619A: Piel Emeraude CP-301, Oakwood, OH, January 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2020, 15:45 local time
- Place: Oakwood, OH
- Airport: Charloe Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1361° N, 84.4417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1361&lon=-84.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4120-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piel Emeraude CP-301 (registry code 05601YP, https://openairdocs.org/model/piel-emeraude-cp-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIEL EMERAUDE CP-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200117003619A

## Narrative

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

A NON CERTIFICATED PERSON OPERATED AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT (PIEL EMERAUDE CP-301, SN 81926) FROM A GRASS STRIP AT 53OH NEAR OAKWOOD OHIO.  ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT OPERATING RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN ON AN ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  THE NON CERTIFICATED PERSON OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES IN THE IMPACT.  NO OTHER PERSONS WERE ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE IMPACT.

## 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 CEN20LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA063), Jan 17, 2020: Piel CP301 (N4120), Paulding, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following the loss of engine power. The loss of engine power was the result of fuel starvation due to the degraded fuel tank and fuel…

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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