- Date
- January 14, 1990, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60RCConn ONE Design
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900114019969A
- Case key
- 32616
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation due the fuel vent being blocked by a mud dauber nest and the pilot's failure to find the obstruction (inadequate preflight) before taking off. Trees beyond the departure end of the runway were a related factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt/owner of the new home built acft made svrl taxi checks before the 1st flt. Checks were made with the nosewheel off the rwy & a lift-off to about 10 ft AGL. During takeoff, at about 100 ft AGL, the eng lost power. The plt elected to land on the overrun at the dep end of the rwy, but the eng began running again, so he elected to cont the takeoff & return to the rwy for landing. However, the eng lost power again & the plt was forced to land in trees beyond the dep end of the rwy. A post-acdnt exam of the acft revealed the fuel vent was blocked by a mud dauber nest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60RC
- Reported as
- Conn ONE Design
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Robert R. Conn
- Airport
- 44J · Spruce Creek, runway 5, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- DAB, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.