# Accident 20210715022969A: Dehavilland Canada DHC-1 CHIPMUNKX, Lebanon, TN, July 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2021, 09:54 local time
- Place: Lebanon, TN
- Airport: Fall Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1904° N, 86.3157° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1904&lon=-86.3157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47YC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47YC-2023-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland Canada DHC-1 CHIPMUNKX (registry code 2821701, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-canada-dhc-1-chipmunkx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND CANADA DHC-1 CHIPMUNKX
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY MAJOR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210715022969A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PERFORMED A ENGINE RUN UP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR WARM UP AND ENGINE CHECKS. AFTER TAKEOFF REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FT THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED RUNNING THE PILOT SURVEYED THE AREA SPOTTED A ROAD WITH A SMALL CLEARING TO HIS LEFT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND CLIPPING THE TOP OF A TREE IMPACTING THE GROUND NOSE FIRST THEN MAIN TIRES THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE GROUND 50 FT TURNING TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND STOPPING.

## 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 ERA21LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA288), Jul 15, 2021: Dehavilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk X (N47YC), Lebanon, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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