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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Burril Benjamin D BDB001 · Wadesboro, NC · May 17, 2023

Date: May 17, 2023 · 16:50 local
Place: Wadesboro, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N191CK
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA241
Reported as: Burril Benjamin D BDB001
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total

N191CKRegistered now · Burril Benjamin D BDB001S/N 001 · Built 2017 Airframe modelBurril Benjamin D BDB001 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Aircraft departed kafp at approximately 1630 local time. The pilot climbed to an alitiude of 3200 feet MSL heading northwest. Approximately 10 minutes into the flight the engine quit. The pilot turned 180 degrees towards the airport of departure. The pilot switched to the second fuel pump and also placed the fuel selector on the right tank. The engine restarted. Approximately 6 to 7 minutes later the engine quit for the second time. The pilot decided at this point to discontinue troubleshooting and picked out a field for an emergency landing. During the landing the right gear struck a tree top causing the aircraft to roll to the right. The aircraft landed inverted at the base of a tree. The pilot stated that prior to departing kafp that the fuel in both tanks was brought up to approximately 20 gallons giving a total of 40 gallons of fuel on the aircraft.

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As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAFP AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT CLIMBED TO AN ALITIUDE OF 3200 FEET MSL HEADING NORTHWEST. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT TURNED 180 DEGREES TOWARDS THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE SECOND FUEL PUMP AND ALSO PLACED THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK. THE ENGINE RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 7 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE QUIT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE PILOT DECIDED AT THIS POINT TO DISCONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING AND PICKED OUT A FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT GEAR STRUCK A TREE TOP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED AT THE BASE OF A TREE. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTING KAFP THAT THE FUEL IN BOTH TANKS WAS BROUGHT UP TO APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS GIVING A TOTAL OF 40 GALLONS OF FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT.

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NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA241Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWadesboro, NCA reported total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot did not make the wreckage available for examination.May 17, 2023 · Substantial damage