# Accident 20210527009389A: Phillips Ralph W VANS RV8, San Angelo, TX, May 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2021, 18:25 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: San Angelo Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3580° N, 100.5007° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3580&lon=-100.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274CV-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phillips Ralph W VANS RV8 (registry code 05619RA, https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-ralph-w-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHILLIPS RALPH W VANS RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210527009389A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 27, 2021, ABOUT 1825 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV-8 AIRPLANE, N274CV, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY

DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON DEPARTURE NEAR SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN21LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA243), May 27, 2021: Phillips Ralph W Vans RV8 (N274CV), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the installation of a reduced flow fitting in the fuel line to the carburetor by maintenance personnel.

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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