# NTSB Accident CEN15LA308
> **DEVOE CLIP WING** · 2015-07-16 · Melbourne, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA308
- **Event ID:** 20150720X84808
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-07-16
- **Location:** Melbourne, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.070835, -91.830276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEVOE
- **Model:** CLIP WING
- **Registration:** N80917
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence and the postaccident engine examination, which led to a forced landing on unsuitable terrain due to the pilot’s decision not to deploy the ballistic parachute when sufficient altitude was available to do so.

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