ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293657
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Date: | Thursday 13 May 2004 |
Time: | 11:00 LT |
Type: | Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II |
Owner/operator: | Carlton Fraker |
Registration: | N78K |
MSN: | MII 952 |
Total airframe hrs: | 716 hours |
Engine model: | General Motors 1962 V-8 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wauseon, Ohio -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Napolean, OH (7W5) |
Destination airport: | Wauseon-Fulton County Airport, OH (KUSE) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, while in the traffic pattern, he heard a loud grinding noise, and noted a subsequent loss of airspeed. As the homebuilt airplane descended, the pilot realized that he would not be able to land on the runway, and performed a forced landing to a field. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the drive coupling between the automotive V8 engine and the propeller speed reducer disconnected. Further examination of the coupling revealed that the rivets holding the coupling together failed. The pilot added, "a better inspection of the drive coupling may have caught this problem."
Probable Cause: The failure of the drive coupling between the engine and the propeller speed reducer. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the drive coupling.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC04CA124 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04CA124
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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