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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dugan Philip TITAN TORNADO · Fifth Ward, LA · July 1, 2020

Date: July 1, 2020 · 19:18 local
Place: Fifth Ward, LA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5082N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA265
Reported as: Dugan Philip Titan Tornado
Reported engine: JABIRU 2200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 25 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5082NRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Dugan Philip TITAN TORNADOS/N S05J22SOHK0498 · Built 2006 Airframe modelDugan Philip TITAN TORNADO Engine modelJabiru 22004 cycle

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What happened

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July 1, 2020 - a Titan Tornado (N5082N) departed from a private grass strip in lecompte, LA on a local area flight. The aircraft lost engine power while flying in Fifth Ward, LA and attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The aircraft attempted an emergency landing and crashed in a corn field at 1918 local time. There were 2 POB with injuries; 1 serious (pilot) and 1 minor (passenger). Both pilot and passenger were taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment. The damage to the experimental amateur built aircraft was substantial.

As the FAA filed it

JULY 1, 2020 - A TITAN TORNADO (N5082N) DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN LECOMPTE, LA ON A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE FLYING IN FIFTH WARD, LA AND ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD AT 1918 LOCAL TIME. THERE WERE 2 POB WITH INJURIES; 1 SERIOUS (PILOT) AND 1 MINOR (PASSENGER). BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

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 CEN20LA265Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMarksville, LAThe student pilot’s failure to ensure sufficient fuel onboard, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in impact with terrain.Jul 2, 2020 · Substantial damage