- Date
- April 30, 1995, 13:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3794BBubel, John A. Condor 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950430048709A
- Case key
- 37761
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While turning crosswind following a touch-and-go landing the engine lost power. While making a forced landing in a grove the aircraft's right wing struck a tree and the aircraft nosed down. After the accident the engine was started and operated to full power with no evidence of failure or malfunction.
Factual narrative
On April 30, 1995, about 1310 eastern daylight time, a John A. Bubel Condor 2, N3794B, registered to John H. Bubel, crashed while making a forced landing following loss of engine power at Homestead, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Homestead, Florida, on April 30, 1995, about 1305.
The pilot stated that while performing touch-and-go landings at Homestead General Airport, the engine failed. The only available landing area was a road in a grove. While landing, the aircraft's right wing hit a tree and the aircraft nosed over.
After the accident the pilot stated he was able to start the engine and operate it to full power with no evidence of failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3794B
- Reported as
- Bubel, John A. Condor 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 622130
- Airframe hours
- 92
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 52 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack H. Mcdaniel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1994 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- X51
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 92 total · 45 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HST, 5 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.