August Acres Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Center Village, Ohio 43230
Sunday, October 16, 1994 18:45 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY FOR PHOTO TAKING PURPOSES. HE STATED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND ABOUT 3/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. THE FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE STATED THAT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL PUMP.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/16/1994
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1845
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City CENTER VILLAGE
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 43230
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport AUGUST ACRES
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 01L
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1100
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1750 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 190
Weather Observation Facility ID CMH
Elevation of weather observation facility 815
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 11
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 50
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1697
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 17 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 840
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 12:25PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1601Z
NTSB Number BFO95LA005
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name S M A N
Aircraft Model HYDROPLUM PETREL
Aircraft Series Identifier HYDROPLUM
Aircraft Serial Number 014
Certified Max Gross Weight 997
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 238
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BRUCE STONE
Aircraft Owner Street Address 751 SOUTH CASSINGHAM
Aircraft Owner City COLUMBUS
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 43209
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name BRUCE STONE
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 751 SOUTH CASSINGHAM
Operator City COLUMBUS
Operator State OH
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 43209
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 01I
Departure City
Departure State OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1820
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 01I
Destination City
Destination State OH
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 2095
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --