# Accident 20210701018789A: Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A, Pottstown, PA, July 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2021, 13:02 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654C-2022-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A (registry code 05638RR, https://openairdocs.org/model/wayne-halbsgut-vans-acft-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAYNE HALBSGUT VANS ACFT RV-7A
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701018789A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N654C, RV7A, WAS TAKING OFF OF RWY 28 AT PTW.  CLIMBED TO 800 MSL AND DURING RIGHT TURN ENGINE HAD UNCOMMANDED SHUT-DOWN,  PILOT TRIED TO RE-FIRE ENGINE AND CRASHED SHORT OF RWY 10 AT PTW. AIRCRAFT HIT A STUMP ON GROUND DURING LANDING HITTING LEFT WING CAUSING GAS TO LEAK.  AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN FIELD, FIRE STARTED ON LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE AIRCRAFT FIRE BY EXITING ON RIGHT WING OF AIRCRAFT. ALL RECORDS OF AIRCRAFT AND EVIDENCE TO CAUSE OF ENGINE STOP WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. CHECKED FUEL IN PILOT'S HANGER TO VERIFY THAT IT DID NOT CONTAIN WATER, NO EVIDENCE OF WATER IN FUEL. THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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