ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284741
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 2007 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: | Pioneer Flightstar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8003U |
| MSN: | 917 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 752 hours |
| Engine model: | Hirth F23-V28H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nampa, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nampa, ID (KS67) |
| (KS67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight at 3,500 feet above ground level (agl), the engine of the light sport aircraft suddenly quit. The pilot therefore attempted to land the aircraft in a nearby open field. Although the initial touchdown was uneventful, during the landing roll the aircraft encountered a ditch and flipped over onto its back. A post-accident teardown of the 50 horsepower non-certificated two-cycle Hirth engine revealed that the crankshaft had fractured into two pieces.
Probable Cause: The failure (fracture) of the crankshaft of the non-certificated two-cycle engine during cruise flight. Factors include a ditch running through the field in which the pilot executed his engine-out forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07LA173
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 06:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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