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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Harold Stockman RANS S-7S · Elko, NV · April 20, 2023

Date
April 20, 2023 · 06:19 local
Place
Elko, NV
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N509DH
Reported as
Harold Stockman Rans S-7S
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated his aircraft suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff at approximately 75 feet AGL due to possible oil starvation and was forced to execute an emergency landing without power.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL DUE TO POSSIBLE OIL STARVATION AND WAS FORCED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT POWER.