# NTSB WPR14CA087: Prizio Texas Sprt CUB TX11J, N114DE, Avalon, CA, January 4, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 4, 2014, 12:52 local (20:52 UTC) - Place: Avalon, CA - Coordinates: 33.454444, -118.286666 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4544&lon=-118.2867&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 88626 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA087 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88626/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88626 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA087 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Terrain: water](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Prizio David P TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021020/cases.md?model=05626UI), [All aircraft, 97 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021020/cases.md) - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Prizio David P TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=05626UI), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Prizio David P TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05626UI), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Ditching](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441); cases with it: [Prizio David P TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md?model=05626UI), [All aircraft, 186 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that, about 30 minutes into the flight, he was over the water about 15 miles to the nearest land, when the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot made several attempts to restart the engine, each of which was unsuccessful; he subsequently initiated an emergency descent. The pilot circled a private vessel during the descent and ditched in the water nearby. He and his passenger exited the airplane before it sank and they were picked up by the vessel. The airplane was not recovered. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that, about 30 minutes into the flight, he was over the water about 15 miles to the nearest land, when the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot made several attempts to restart the engine, each of which was unsuccessful; he subsequently initiated an emergency descent. The pilot circled a private vessel during the descent and ditched in the water nearby. He and his passenger exited the airplane before it sank and they were picked up by the vessel. The airplane was not recovered. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N114DE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114DE-2014-03-27), registration cancelled 2014-03-27, S/N TX1004, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PRIZIO TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Prizio David P TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J](https://openairdocs.org/model/prizio-david-p-texas-sprt-cub-tx11j) (registry code 05626UI) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: TX1004 - Year built: 2008 - Airframe hours: 221 - Engines: Jabiru 3300A 120 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Prizio David P - Registered owner: Prizio David P - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 1, 2013, 20 hours before - Departed: CNO, CHINO, CA - Destination: AVX, Avalon, CA - Airport: AVX, Catalina ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,693 total, 286 in this make and model, 1,589 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KAVX, 7 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140104000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140104000249A), Jan 4, 2014: Prizio David P TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J, Catalina Island, CA, Destroyed. Performed pre-flight inspection and run up of engine without incident, departed chino airport in southerly direction climbed to 6500 feet and headed west.… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 27, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88626. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408193&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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