# Accident 20220826021969A: Flight Design General Avn Gmbh CTSW, Boulder City, NV, August 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2022, 12:52 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9425° N, 114.8821° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9425&lon=-114.8821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916CA-2023-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design General Avn CTSW (registry code 06001CR, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-general-avn-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912IS2 (registry code 55590, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912is2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GENERAL AVN GMBH CTSW
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220826021969A

## Narrative

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

ON 8-26-2022, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MILFORD AIRPORT (MFL) TO HENDERSON AIRPORT (HND), WHILE NEAR THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (BVU) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A VACANT AREA OF A SOLAR POWER PLANT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE IN WHICH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCURRED.

INITIAL ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE FOR A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST AT A TEN DEGREE BANK ANGLE WITH THE RIGHT WING HIGH. THE LEFT WING VISUALLY HAD FUEL IN THE TANK,  HOWEVER THE FUEL QUANTITIY INDICATOR TUBE SHOWED NO FUEL DUE TO THE BANK ANGLE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING WAS NOT EXAMINED DUE TO THE ELEVATION OF THE FUEL PORT. THE FUEL TUBE QUANITY INDICATOR SHOWED NO FUEL PRESENT. THE FUEL TUBE ROUTING FROM THE RIGHT WING ROOT ALONG THE WINDSCREEN FRAME TO THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CABIN, BELLY, AND BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAD EXTENSIVE FUEL POOLING AND LEAKAGE FROM THE SEPARATION.

## 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 WPR22LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA317), Aug 26, 2022: Flight Design General Avn Ctsw SuperSport (N916CA), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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