# Accident 20241127018429A: Alexander S Rolinski BOT JOURNEY, Ocean Isle, NC, November 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2024, 13:37 local time
- Place: Ocean Isle, NC
- Airport: Odell Williamson Municipal Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9093° N, 78.4347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9093&lon=-78.4347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander S Rolinski BOT JOURNEY (registry code 05639QO, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-s-rolinski-bot-journey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER S ROLINSKI BOT JOURNEY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241127018429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 6, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, STALLED/ SPUN IN THE WOODS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A TREE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET INTO THE WOODS.

## 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 ERA25LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA062), Nov 27, 2024: Alexander S Rolinski BOT Journey (N814B), Ocean Isle Beach, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to identify and remediate a buildup of oxides in one of the engine’s carburetors, which resulted in the seizure of the carburetor’s piston slide and a subsequent total…

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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