# Accident 20230701009649A: John Robert Sapp BERKUT 540, Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2023, 08:54 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Eastern Iowa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8916° N, 91.6373° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8916&lon=-91.6373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N567JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John Robert Sapp BERKUT 540 (registry code 0564071, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-robert-sapp-berkut-540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-EXP (registry code 42167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN ROBERT SAPP BERKUT 540
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-EXP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230701009649A

## Narrative

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

AFTER REACHING 3400 FT. PILOT NOTICED AIRCRAFT DESCENDING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ENGINE POWER. PILOT REPORTED ACTIVATION OF FUEL PUMP CAUSED ENGINE SHUT-DOWN. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD, LOST CONTROL AT INTERSECTION OF GRAVEL AND PAVEMENT, STRUCK ROAD SIGN, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN DRIVEWAY.

## 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 CEN23LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA273), Jul 1, 2023: Berkut 540 (N567JS), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the test flight due to multiple ignition system anomalies.

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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