# Accident 20240329003619A: Jmmt LLC VANS RV9A, Jasper, GA, March 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2024, 11:41 local time
- Place: Jasper, GA
- Airport: Pickens  County Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4686° N, 84.4955° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4686&lon=-84.4955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N387E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N387E-2025-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jmmt VANS RV9A (registry code 05641KR, https://openairdocs.org/model/jmmt-vans-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JMMT LLC VANS RV9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 14 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240329003619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS THAT WHILE ONTHE AIRCRAFT'S SECONDOPERATIONAL TEST FLIGHT WITH APPROXIMATELY ONLY ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME FELT LIKE IT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT FOLLOWED AN ANNUNCIATION TO SWTICH FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT TANK ON WHICH TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT APPEARANTLY TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING AND CAME TO REST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

## 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 ERA24LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA158), Mar 29, 2024: Jmmt Vans RV9A (N387E), Jasper, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined due to impact-related damage.

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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