# Accident 20220611013069A: Burrill Steven E A PLANE, Middleboro, MA, June 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Middleboro, MA
- Airport: Fisher Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8760° N, 70.8475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8760&lon=-70.8475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51324, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burrill Steven E A PLANE (registry code 05619VQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/burrill-steven-e-a-plane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURRILL STEVEN E A PLANE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 538 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220611013069A

## Narrative

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

SUMMARY OF ACCIDENT.

ON JUNE 11 2020 APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, TOOK OFF FROM MIDDLEBORO FIELD IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE (AFFORDAPLANE). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE CRUISING IN THE AIRPORT PATTERN HE EXPERIENCE A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK 40 FT TREES ON DOWNWIND TO LANDING STRIP.. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FINAL IMPACT NOSE DOWN. THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN ON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THAT INCLUDED ONE WING SEPARATING AT THE WING ROOT.  THE PILOT SUFFERED NO MAJOR INJURIES BUT RECEIVED BRUISING ON THE SIDES OF HIS NECK FROM THE SHOULDER HARNESS.

## 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 ERA22LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA270), Jun 11, 2022: Burrill Steven E A Plane (N51324), Middleboro, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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