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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · Encino, NM · March 4, 2020

Date: March 4, 2020 · 13:00 local
Place: Encino, NM
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N505MA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA098
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,130 total

N505MARegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2020 · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-08-05-08 · Built 2008 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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On March 4, 2020, at 1300 MST, a Flight Design Gmbh, N505MA, registered to maulden aviation LLC, experienced an engine failure during cruise Flight and landed in a cattle pasture, while on a pleasure Flight. The aircraft came to a stop inverted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR Flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The Flight originated at moriarty, NM approximately 35 minutes earlier.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 4, 2020, AT 1300 MST, A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH, N505MA, REGISTERED TO MAULDEN AVIATION LLC, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A CATTLE PASTURE, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY, NM APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES EARLIER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20LA098Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEncino, NMA partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which likely resulted from a leak in the fuel system.Mar 4, 2020 · Substantial damage