# NTSB WPR16WA191: Vans RV8, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 24, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 24, 2016
- Place: Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 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: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16WA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94597/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA191

## 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: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 24, 2016, about 1030 local time, a Van RV-8, HS-GMC, initiated a forced landing near Chiang Mai, Thailand after experiencing a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. The owner/pilot, and one passenger, were not injured; the airplane sustained damage predominately to the wings, landing gear, and lower fuselage area. The airplane was operating under the pertinent regulations of the Government of Thailand. Preliminary information received from the government of Thailand indicated that the airplane tookoff from Nok Temporary Airfield Banthi, Lamphun, Thailand at about 0915 local time for a sightseeing flight. During cruise at 4,000 feet the engine suddenly quit and the pilot initiated a forced landing onto a field. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Thailand. This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Thailand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Aircraft Accident Committee of Thailand Ministry of Transport Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue Bangkok 10100, Thailand Tel: 66 2287 3198 Fax: 66 2286 2925 Email: mot_aapig_gr@mot.go.th

## Aircraft

- Registration: HS-GMC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Superior Air Parts XP-360 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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