# Accident 20230803014579A: Long Charles Jackson AVID FLYER, Wetumpka, AL, August 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2023, 13:27 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5437° N, 86.2119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5437&lon=-86.2119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3HH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Long Charles Jackson AVID FLYER (registry code 05620BC, https://openairdocs.org/model/long-charles-jackson-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LONG CHARLES JACKSON AVID FLYER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 105 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230803014579A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 3, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0635 EST, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CENTRAL FLORIDA TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO ALABAMA. THE FLIGHT WAS 442 STATUTE MILES WITH THREE FUEL STOPS ALONG THE INTENDED ROUTE. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 CST THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE CLEAR FUEL FILTER AND FUEL SIGHT GAGE APPEARING EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE ROUGH FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP IN ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION INDICATED NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK.

## 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 ERA23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA325), Aug 3, 2023: Long Charles Jackson Avid Flyer (N3HH), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion because of a leaking fuel drain valve.

## Other reports on N3HH (1)

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

- [Accident 20181013019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181013019919A), Oct 13, 2018: Long Charles Jackson AVID FLYER (N3HH), Melbourne Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Initial event report: Melbourne Beach, FL: N3HH, experimental, landed on highway A1A due to engine failure. Landing gear collapsed during landing. POB: 2,…

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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