Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Colonial Air Park Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Collierville, Tennessee 38017
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 16:35 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot reported that, during the initial climb, when the airplane was about 1/2 mile north of the runway and about 300 to 400 feet above ground level, he heard a loud “pop.” The engine subsequently lost all power, and the pilot chose to make a forced landing in a residential area. During the landing, the airplane impacted a tree, and a fire ensued. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane, and it was subsequently consumed by postcrash fire. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined during postaccident examination due to fire damage. Although atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing at cruise and glide power, the engine was operating at a high power setting for takeoff.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The total loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination due to postcrash fire damage.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/17/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1635 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Collierville |
| Event State | TENNESSEE |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 38017 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 350316N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0894056E |
| Event Location Airport | Colonial Air Park |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 01TN |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 360 |
| Airport Elevation | 370 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1650 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 200 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | OLV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 402 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 6000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Thin Broken |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 34 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Light and Variable |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.2 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 33344 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern Region |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 21 2014 9:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N618V |
| NTSB Number | ERA13LA323 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | JOHNSON GARRET W |
| Aircraft Model | MERLIN GT |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 95052 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1320 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | 1 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 1 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 13 2012 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 197 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | SHACKELFORD MARVIN G |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | MARION |
| Aircraft Owner State | AR |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 72364-1600 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | SHACKELFORD MARVIN G |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | MARION |
| Operator State | AR |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 72364-1600 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Airport Code | 01TN |
| Departure City | Collierville |
| Departure State | TN |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1600 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | 01TN |
| Destination City | Collierville |
| Destination State | TN |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 21 2014 9:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |