# Accident 20260810009819A: Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173, Palmyra, IL, August 10, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2026, 12:49 local time
- Place: Palmyra, IL
- Airport: Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4170° N, 89.9881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4170&lon=-89.9881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6954K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6954K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173 (registry code 0560410, https://openairdocs.org/model/rodriguez-carlos-elite-173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RODRIGUEZ CARLOS ELITE 173
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260810009819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KALN, ALTON, ST. LOUIS REGIONAL AIRPORT WHERE HE REFUELED. FLYING AT 7500 FEET ENGINE SUDDENLY PRODUCED NO POWER. PILOT CHOSE 5K1 AIRPORT, ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK TO LAND. PILOT USED 90 TO 95 KNOT APPROACH SPEED, NORMAL FOR VELOCITY 173 ELITE AIRCRAFT. TOUCHDOWN WAS PART WAY DOWN RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO LEFT AND ROLLED INTO SOYBEAN FIELD TO THE LEFT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY 18. DURING DESCENT, THE PILOT’S EXECUTION OF THE RESTART PROCEDURE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE IF THE THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT BACK.

## 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 CEN26LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA283), Aug 10, 2026: Velocity Velocity (N6954K), Palmyra, IL, 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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