Haecker SPACEWALKER N8071C

Summary

On 19 April 2008 at about 19:45 local time, a Haecker SPACEWALKER registered N8071C was involved in an accident near Kingsbury, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 2008 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingsbury, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Old Kingsbury Aerodrome (85TE)

Coordinates

29.6347, -97.8194

Aircraft

Haecker SPACEWALKER

Registration

N8071C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingsbury → Kingsbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA112

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor 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

As the private pilot approached the airport, he turned the single-engine airplane away from the airport, in order to land behind another aircraft. As the pilot circled to re-enter base leg to the runway, the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot established a glide and tried to restart the engine. The pilot reported that the engine would turn freely, but did not restart, so he elected to perform a forced landing in a pasture. An examination of the airplane's engine, failed to identify a reason for the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.