# Accident 20200424005759A: Keuthan Aircraft Corp BUCCANEER II, Coden, AL, April 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2020, 10:38 local time
- Place: Coden, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3769° N, 88.1575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3769&lon=-88.1575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43310, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keuthan BUCCANEER II (registry code 05904QY, https://openairdocs.org/model/keuthan-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KEUTHAN AIRCRAFT CORP BUCCANEER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424005759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WITH ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT 900 FEET ABOVE BAY INLET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE TURNED ON FUEL PUMP AND PUMPED THROTTLE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE QUIT. APPROACHING 150 AGL WITH THE INTENT ON LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, STRUCK POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST ON THE ISLAND CANAL BANK, INVERTED,  ON TOP OF TREES .  PILOT RELEASED LAP BELT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA20LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA161), Apr 24, 2020: Keuthan Buccaneer II (N43310), Coden, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a carburetor heat system installed on the engine.

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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