# Accident 20230729012869A: Gutmann Thomas D TOMMYS TOY, Etna, AR, July 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2023, 18:00 local time
- Place: Etna, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3693° N, 93.8375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3693&lon=-93.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123TG-2024-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gutmann Thomas D TOMMYS TOY (registry code 056189F, https://openairdocs.org/model/gutmann-thomas-d-tommys-toy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GUTMANN THOMAS D TOMMYS TOY
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729012869A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/29/2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, DEPARTED ETNA AIRPORT (2AR1) APPROXIMATLY 1800 CENTRAL TIME.  VIDEO INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AFTER TAKEOFF ABOUT 50'AGL.   THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE TREES ABOUT 300-400 FEET TO THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY.  ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.  2 PERSONS ON BOARD WHICH SUSTAINED MINOR TO NO INJUIES.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA338), Jul 29, 2023: Rans S-6ES (N123TG), Ozark, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: Oil starvation of the propeller speed reduction unit which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N123TG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020803016599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803016599I), Aug 3, 2002: Amtr TOMMYSTOY (N123TG), Hominy, OK. (-23) The engine lost partial power and the pilot made a precautionary landing. No damage to aircraft, no injuries or damage to anyone on the ground.

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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