# Accident 20200701009579A: Dugan Philip TITAN TORNADO, Fifth Ward, LA, July 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2020, 19:18 local time
- Place: Fifth Ward, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1000° N, 92.2244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1000&lon=-92.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5082N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5082N-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dugan Philip TITAN TORNADO (registry code 05621N6, https://openairdocs.org/model/dugan-philip-titan-tornado) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUGAN PHILIP TITAN TORNADO
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200701009579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA265), Jul 2, 2020: Titan Titan Tornado (N5082N), Marksville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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