# Accident 20210628011039A: L-Bird LLC CCX-2000, Hood River, OR, June 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6724° N, 121.5623° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6724&lon=-121.5623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: L-Bird CCX-2000 (registry code 05636XF, https://openairdocs.org/model/l-bird-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming CC363I (registry code 41465, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: L-BIRD LLC CCX-2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING CC363I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011039A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF PILOT RAN ENGINE ON AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN. PILOT STARTED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED FULL RUN-UP PROCEDURE.

DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB AIRCRAFT LOST POWER RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN INITIAL BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SUBSEQUENT POWER LOSS. DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE AIRCRAFTS MUFFLER SYSTEM.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN SMALL CLEARING JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY RESULTED IN RECOVERY OF THE INTERNAL BAFFLING FOR THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. INSPECTION OF THE MUFFLER SYSTEM REVEALED INTERNAL BAFFLING WAS CLOGGING THE EXHAUST PIPE.

## 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 WPR21LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA250), Jun 28, 2021: L-Bird CCX-2000 (N10TA), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to improper construction of the muffler, which resulted in separation of the internal components.

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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