Lopez Phillip JABIRU J250 accident near Middletown, DE
On April 2, 2010, a Lopez Phillip JABIRU J250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Middletown, DE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 2, 2010
- Place
- Middletown, DE
- Aircraft
- Lopez Phillip JABIRU J250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.527°N, 75.738°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100404X90723
Official records · ERA10LA203
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 2, 2010, about 1835 eastern daylight time, a Lopez experimental, amateur-built light sport Jabiru J250, N464PP, was substantially damaged following an impact with trees and power lines during a forced landing following loss of engine power near Middletown, Delaware. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot was killed, and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from Cambridge-Dorchester Airport (CGE), Cambridge, Maryland about 1750. According to personnel at New Garden Flying Field (N57), Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, the pilot purchased 11.97 gallons of 100 low lead aviation fuel at 1424. The pilot reported at that time that he and his spouse were flying to Cambridge Dorchester Airport (CGE), Cambridge, Maryland, for lunch. The pilot pumped his own fuel and did not request any assistance. The pilot’s spouse observed the fueling of the airplane at New Garden Airport. She stated that she watched her husband fuel both tanks to capacity and that she is certain that both tanks were full of fuel. She climbed the ladder to verify the tanks full. Also, both cockpit fuel gauges indicated full after the fueling was complete. When the engine started to lose power, she recalled that “something didn’t sound right” and her husband remarked, “She wants to quit.” Her husband to trying to restore power, but the engine eventually quit completely and got q
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor icing and a total loss of engine power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
