# Accident 20241205018739A: Syrus Devers RV-14A (VANS RV), Palmdale, CA, December 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2024, 13:15 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6255° N, 117.9626° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6255&lon=-117.9626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Syrus Devers RV-14A (VANS RV) (registry code 05639BW, https://openairdocs.org/model/syrus-devers-rv-14a-vans-rv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Barrett IO-390-X (registry code 09003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/barrett-io-390-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SYRUS DEVERS RV-14A (VANS RV)
- Reported engine: BARRETT IO-390-X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 402 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241205018739A

## Narrative

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

AT 0850 FEET ROUGLHY 5 MILES EAST OF PALMDALE AIRPORT PMD, PILOT REPORTS 5 SECONDS OF ENGINE SHUTTER FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SEIZE. PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART PROCEDURE WITH NO RESULT. PILOT REPORTS PROP IS FROZEN AND DOES NOT FEATHER OR CRANK WITH STARTER. PILOT DECLARES MADAY. AT 0333 FEET PILOT WITH ATC COMMUNICATION LOOKS FOR POTENTIAL LANDING AREAS AND LANDS AC. PILOT REPORTS NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA055), Dec 5, 2024: Vans RV14 (N144SD), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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