# Accident 20201211017619A: Kolb FIRESTAR II, Durham, NC, December 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2020, 14:25 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Lake Ridge Aero Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0241° N, 78.7165° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0241&lon=-78.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7094T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7094T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kolb FIRESTAR II (registry code 059010O, https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLB FIRESTAR II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,520 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201211017619A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1850Z N7094T WAS OVER FALLS LAKE AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT'S OPTIONS WERE TO LAND IN THE TREES OR IN THE LAKE. N7094T ENDED UP IN THE LAKE. PILOT WAS ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD AIRCRAFT AND ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 ERA21LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA075), Dec 11, 2020: Kolb Firestar (N7094T), Durham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of a degraded fuel primer check valve.

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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