# Accident 20210104000529A: Michel Paul John MURPHY REBEL, O'Brien, FL, January 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2021, 11:40 local time
- Place: O'Brien, FL
- Airport: Suwannee Belle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0898° N, 83.0863° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0898&lon=-83.0863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michel Paul John MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05616E0, https://openairdocs.org/model/michel-paul-john-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EJ22 (registry code 59053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ej22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHEL PAUL JOHN MURPHY REBEL
- Reported engine: SUBARU EJ22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,266 total, 130 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210104000529A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT N616PM- ON TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT COULD NOT GET AIRCRAFT OFF GROUND; PILOT REPORTED RIGHT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING, TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AND PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKES. AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE FENCE AT SOUTH END OF RUNWAY. PILOT NOTICED SMALL FIRE UNDER RIGHT WHEELWELL. PILOT EXTINGUISHED FIRE.

## 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 ERA21LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA100), Jan 4, 2021: Murphy Rebel (N616PM), O'Brien, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partially engaged right wheel brake, which restricted the airplane’s acceleration and the pilot’s ability to pitch to takeoff attitude, and resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent runway…

## Other reports on N616PM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20081227854369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081227854369A), Dec 27, 2008: Michae MURPHYREBEL (N616PM), Live Oak, FL, Substantial damage. On December 27, 2008 at approximately 1630 EDT, a murphey rebel experimental amateur built aircraft, registration number N616PM, s/n 374, piloted by [privacy…

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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