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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Finn Lassen RV-4 · O'Brien, FL · November 9, 2024

Date
November 9, 2024 · 11:21 local
Place
O'Brien, FL
Airport
Tampa International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N214FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA056
Reported as
Finn Lassen RV-4
Reported engine
MAZDA 13B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that there were no injuries sustained and he believes there was an electrical failure and that he ground looped the aircraft while attempting to avoid a fence during a forced landing due to an engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND HE BELIEVES THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THAT HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.