# Accident 20210209000709A: Rv770816 LLC RV7, Thonotosassa, FL, February 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Thonotosassa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0833° N, 82.2666° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0833&lon=-82.2666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611E-2022-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rv770816 RV7 (registry code 056381J, https://openairdocs.org/model/rv770816-rv7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RV770816 LLC RV7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 882 total, 21 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210209000709A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 145:15 EST, N611E, A RV770816LLC, MODEL RV7, REGISTERED TO RV770816LLC,  S/N 70816 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  ONLY THE PILOT WAS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT, HE WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA21LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA127), Feb 9, 2021: Vans RV7 (N611E), Thonotosassa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply adequate torque on the fuel pressure line aluminum adaptor fitting, which resulted in the loosening of the adapter, a loss of fuel flow, and a total loss of engine power.…

## Other reports on N611E (1)

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

- [Incident 20210207000549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207000549I), Feb 7, 2021: Rv770816 LLC RV7 (N611E), Dade City, FL, No damage. On February 7, 2021, at approximately 14:00 EST, N611E, a RV770816LLC, model RV7, registered to RV770816LLC, s/n 70816 experienced a loss of power while in…

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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