# Accident 20210825013969A: Freckman Bill ACRO SPORT II, Fishers, IN, August 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fishers, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9272° N, 86.0070° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9272&lon=-86.0070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Freckman Bill ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05624YC, https://openairdocs.org/model/freckman-bill-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRECKMAN BILL ACRO SPORT II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210825013969A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 25, 2021, ABOUT 1705 EASTERN TIME (EST) A FRECKMAN BILL BIPLANE ACRO SPORT II, N169BF, DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT (KUMP) TO BREAK-IN THE ENGINE.  AFTER ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, DURING ARRIVAL TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART.  THE ENGINE STARTED BUT QUIT AGAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TWO STREET SIGNS NEAR A ROUNDABOUT AND CAME TO REST ON THE STREET SIDEWALK FACING WEST.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND CALM WINDS.  NO INJURIES

## 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 CEN21LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA386), Aug 25, 2021: Acro Sport II (N169BF), Fishers, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of leaking fuel from a loose fuel inlet fitting to the fuel control unit.

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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