NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW86FA079
Registry · N49DD
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-12
Year of manufacture
2013
Engine
ROTAX 912ULS SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20130613
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A60E0E
Registrant of record
ROSE KAGEN N
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT REPORTEDLY DID AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE RUN-UP BEFORE PULLING ONTO THE RUNWAY. HE THEN PERFORMED ANOTHER RUN-UP BEFORE DEPARTING. THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH HIS AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE(S) WERE POPPING AND PUFFING BLACK SMOKE DURING THE GROUND RUN. YET, THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED. THE POPPING AND SMOKE PUFFING CONTINUED AFTER LIFTOFF. A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF AIRSPEED OCCURRED DURING THE CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE THIRD ROLL (INTO THE BAD ENGINE) BEFORE FINALLY GOING INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT'S ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT WAS EXCEEDED BY AT LEAST 205 POUNDS AT TAKEOFF, HOWEVER, THE CENTER OF GRAVITY REMAINED WITHIN IT'S SPECIFIED LIMITS. INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE EXHIBITED EVIDENCE THAT IT HAD OPERATED AT SOMETIME ON A MIXTURE OF GASOLINE AND JET FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_FTW86FA079.txt.
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