# Accident 20230905014829A: Sheehan Kevin A VANS RV-8, Umatilla, FL, September 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2023, 19:42 local time
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Airport: Umatilla Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9318° N, 81.6516° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9318&lon=-81.6516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772KS-2023-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sheehan Kevin A VANS RV-8 (registry code 05618SI, https://openairdocs.org/model/sheehan-kevin-a-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHEEHAN KEVIN A VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230905014829A

## Narrative

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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023. THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDNET AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM KSFB TO X23. AFTER REFUELING AT X23 AIRPORT, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 01 AT APPROXIMATELY 0742 EST. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER 100-150-FT AGL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN EAST LAKE, OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 01. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE SINKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA365), Sep 5, 2023: Sheehan Kevin A Vans RV-8 (N772KS), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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