Hummelbird HUMMELBIRD N824RS
21 June 2009 · Sunrise, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 2009 at about 15:21 local time, a Hummelbird HUMMELBIRD registered N824RS, operated by Ralph Squeglia, was involved in an accident near Sunrise, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sunrise, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pompano Beach Airport (PMP)
- Coordinates
- 26.1967, -80.2950
- Aircraft
- Hummelbird HUMMELBIRD
- Registration
- N824RS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ralph Squeglia
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pompano Beach → Hollywood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA361
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot/builder of an experimental, amateur-built airplane was in cruise flight at 1,000 feet above ground level when the engine started running rough. The pilot stated that he was unable to maintain altitude, and performed an emergency off-field landing on a road. During the landing roll the tailwheel broke; the pilot then lost control of the airplane, which impacted a metal pole, resulting in damage to the right wing forward spar. According to the pilot, the airplane had 4.5 gallons of fuel on board at departure and flew for 25 minutes prior to the accident. During examination of the airplane, the pilot/builder did not note any mechanical anomalies. The airplane was equipped with a non-certificated, 37.5 horsepower Volkswagen engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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