Elkind Bruce COZY MK IV accident near Lexington, NC
On October 23, 2011, an Elkind Bruce COZY MK IV (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lexington, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 23, 2011
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Aircraft
- Elkind Bruce COZY MK IV · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.792°N, 80.297°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111024X85928
Official records · ERA12FA021
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 23, 2011, at about 1100 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Elkind Cozy MK IV, N795DB, collided with a tree, in a soy bean field, while performing a forced landing following loss of engine power near Lexington, North Carolina. The airplane was registered to a private owner, and was operating as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR), flight plan was filed. The certificated private pilot was killed and the certificated airline transport pilot passenger received serious injuries. The flight departed from Craig Municipal Airport (CRG), Jacksonville, Florida, at 0846 en-route to Davidson County Airport (EXX) Lexington, North Carolina. The passenger stated they departed CRG on an IFR flight plan. They canceled their IFR flight plan about 60 miles south of EXX and proceeded VFR to the airport. About 20 minutes from EXX, the pilot informed the passenger they had 7 gallons of fuel remaining in right fuel tank. The passenger encouraged the pilot to switch fuel tanks, but he declined. Upon approach to EXX, the passenger asked the pilot if he was going to land straight ahead to runway 6. The pilot stated he would enter the traffic pattern on a left downwind leg for runway 24. The pilot lowered the nose wheel and was about to turn onto base leg when the engine began sputtering. The pilot initiated a steep descending turn towards the runway and did not attempt to change the fuel tank.
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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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.
