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| Date: | Sunday 4 September 2016 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Fokker DR.I replica |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N500PY |
| MSN: | 02272007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 0 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru EA 81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Union County north of Plain City, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plain City, OH (None) |
| Plain City, OH (None) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that the experimental, amateur-built airplane inadvertently became airborne during a high-speed taxi test. Two witnesses said that the airplane was in level flight about 200 ft above ground level and heading toward a tree line when the engine lost power. The airplane abruptly nosed straight down, struck a backyard playground set and hickory trees, and impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest upright about 5 ft from the initial impact crater and about 1/2 mile from the departure end of the pilot's private runway. The engine was not examined, and the pilot did not respond to inquiries regarding the accident.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=500PY
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2016 03:17 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Sep-2016 11:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2016 17:22 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2018 14:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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