Mrazek RANS S-14 N5802

Summary

On 2 August 2005 at about 16:45 local time, a Mrazek RANS S-14 registered N5802 was involved in an accident near Forth Worth, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 2005 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Forth Worth, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.5589, -97.3047

Aircraft

Mrazek RANS S-14

Registration

N5802

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bridgeport → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA199

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight the engine on the experimental airplane stopped producing power. The 625-hour private pilot selected a paved street in a new housing development and circled about 360 degrees as he descended. The airplane touched down on the road before alignment was achieved and drifted off the left side, colliding with a fire hydrant and coming to rest in an upright position. The airplane, equipped with two nine-gallon wing fuel tanks, was found to have approximately eleven gallons of fuel remaining. The reason for the reported loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.