# Accident 20240814009959A: Chapman Gregory C RV-8A, Guthrie, OK, August 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2024, 08:55 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Airport: Grass Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8795° N, 97.4243° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8795&lon=-97.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chapman Gregory C RV-8A (registry code 056349U, https://openairdocs.org/model/chapman-gregory-c-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior XP-IO360B1DA3 (registry code 59257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-io360b1da3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAPMAN GREGORY C RV-8A
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 592 total, 592 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240814009959A

## Narrative

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

-AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN ONE CYLINDER, THEN WENT OFF THE RWY AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES.

--VFR FLYING CONDITIONS

---WEATHER NOT A FACTOR

----CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN

## 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 CEN24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA317), Aug 15, 2024: Vans RV8 (N184DC), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the separation and ingestion of an air filter retaining bracket into the engine cylinder.

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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