# Accident 20231015021889A: Robert E Van Zant TVAP-4, Franksville, WI, October 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2023, 09:45 local time
- Place: Franksville, WI
- Airport: Cindy Guntly Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8114° N, 88.0941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8114&lon=-88.0941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42VZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42VZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert E Van Zant TVAP-4 (registry code 056313Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-e-van-zant-tvap-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT E VAN ZANT TVAP-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231015021889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED GUNTLEY FIELD IN FRANKLIN WI AND ON THE CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT CLEARED THE HOUSES AND DID A FORCED LANDING IN A SOD FIELD NORTH OF THE FIELD. JUST BEFORE ROLLING TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO A SWAMPY AREA AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IFF THE MAGNETOS WHER TURNED OFF. THE AIRWORTHY INSPECTOR DISCOVERED A BLOWN FUSE IN THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM THAT CAUSE THE MAGNETOS TO FAIL.

## 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 CEN24LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA012), Oct 15, 2023: Tvap 4 (N42VZ), Franksville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the supplemental ignition system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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