# Accident 20201001020039A: Airdrome Aeroplanes FOKKER DR-1, Saluda, VA, October 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5798° N, 76.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5798&lon=-76.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512FH-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airdrome Aeroplanes FOKKER DR-1 (registry code 05638RI, https://openairdocs.org/model/airdrome-aeroplanes-fokker-dr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2A (registry code 42137, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRDROME AEROPLANES FOKKER DR-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201001020039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOSS OF POWER WITH ENGINE FAILURE AND SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL RESTART ATTEMPTS. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A YARD APPROX. 1.5 MILES FROM W75 RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CLIPPED A SINGLE POWER LINE WITH HIS WHEELS PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS TRAVELED THROUGH 8? OF SOY BEAN FIELD PRIOR TO ENTERING A LAWN. THEN TRAVELED ANOTHER 48? BEFORE FLIPPING OVER THE NOSE AND INVERTED ONTO THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE AND UPPER WING

## 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 ERA21LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA005), Oct 1, 2020: Fokker DR1 (N512FH), Wake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of the improper installation of the ram air fuel vent tube, which resulted in the tube separating from the airplane during taxi and…

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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