# Accident 20230517011609A: Burril Benjamin D BDB001, Wadesboro, NC, May 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2023, 16:50 local time
- Place: Wadesboro, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1126° N, 80.1199° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1126&lon=-80.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burril Benjamin D BDB001 (registry code 056357N, https://openairdocs.org/model/burril-benjamin-d-bdb001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURRIL BENJAMIN D BDB001
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230517011609A

## Narrative

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

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.

T-EA68-FY23-1412

## 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 ERA23LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA241), May 17, 2023: Burril Benjamin D BDB001 (N191CK), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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