ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366110
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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 1990 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: | Palen SOPWITH DOLPHIN |
| Owner/operator: | Palen, James |
| Registration: | N47166 |
| MSN: | 1533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | HISPANO SUIZA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reinbeck, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reinbeck, NY |
| Reinbeck, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY DURING AN ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITION WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE STARTED TO TURN AROUND TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS OVER A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET ABOVE THE TREETOPS, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO THE TREES.
Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90DHM26
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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