ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312665
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| Date: | Monday 15 May 2023 |
| Time: | 17:13 |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8262 |
| MSN: | WC001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Madisonville Regional Airport, KY (2I0) |
| Bowling Green-Warren County Airport, KY (BWG/KBWG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 15, 2023, about 1713 Central Daylight Time, an experimental amateur built Walker-Curtiss JN4D, N8262, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Greenville, Kentucky. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14?Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated that three legs had been flown earlier that day and there were no reported issues with the engine. After landing at the 3rd airport he filled the fuel tank for his final flight leg and performed a preflight inspection of the airplane. The flight departed Madisonville Regional Airport (2I0), Madisonville, Kentucky about 1700, then about 10 minutes after takeoff while flying at 1,500 ft above ground level (agl), the engine suddenly stopped “as if it were turned off.” He tried to restart the engine and on the 3rd attempt it started and operated to full power for about 10 seconds then stopped again. He again tried to restart the engine but was unable. At that point in time the flight was over rolling hills and no roads or highways. He saw a logging road and a field, but thought a recovery of the airplane might be easier from the logging road so he maneuvered for landing on the logging road. When the flight was closer to the logging road he saw stumps and opted to divert to the nearby field, which had been a strip mine. He performed a three point landing in the field and skipped, then after a second touchdown something grabbed the main landing gear which tore it off. The airplane came to rest with the empennage twisted to the left, the right lower wing was torn off from the wing root about 2 ft outboard, and the landing gear were sheared off.
Examination of the airplane’s fuel system was planned following recovery of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wave3.com/2023/05/16/vintage-plane-crashes-muhlenberg-county/
https://www.14news.com/2023/05/16/wwi-era-plane-makes-crash-landing-greenville/
NTSB
FAA
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/134/001134517.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 2017 | N8262 | Private | 0 | NW of Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), Bowling Gre | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2023 19:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jun-2023 18:42 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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