Cody Hawkins JA30 SUPERSTOL N2463H

Summary

On 2 July 2017 at about 19:30 local time, a Cody Hawkins JA30 SUPERSTOL registered N2463H was involved in an accident near Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were 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 July 2017 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Personal airstrip (PRIV)

Coordinates

36.6542, -97.0856

Aircraft

Cody Hawkins JA30 SUPERSTOL

Registration

N2463H

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ponca City → Ponca City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA251

Nobody was injured.

Contamination of the fuel system, resulting in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent off-airport landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a local flight in an experimental airplane. During takeoff, the pilot thought that the airplane's performance was sluggish. The pilot indicated that the airplane started to lose lift, so he reduced the control stick input. He maneuvered the airplane around trees, but the airplane continued to descend, so the pilot decided to land. The airplane made a hard landing, causing the airplane's landing gear to collapse because it was sideloaded, and the airplane then skidded into a tree. During a postaccident examination, a repair station noted contamination in one of the fuel jets and both carburetors. After replacing the fuel jet and cleaning the carburetors, the engine produced normal power. The cause of the contamination could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.