ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381715
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 June 1983 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: | Meyers Aircraft Co. OTW |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N26475 |
| MSN: | 126 |
| Engine model: | MEYERS WARNER 125 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodbridge, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lancaster, PA |
| Fredricksburg, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE EN ROUTE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APRX 2000 FT MSL, THE PLT NOTICED A DEFINITE LOSS OF POWER & RPM, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. HE REVERSED COURSE INTENDING TO LAND AT AN ARPT THAT HE HAD PASSED. A CLATTERING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENG, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT EXHAUST STACK. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SMALL PASTURE. THE PLT PLANNED HIS LANDING INTO THE WIND & SLIPPED THE PLANE WHILE APPROACHING OVER TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. HOWEVER, AS THE ACFT NEARED THE GROUND, CATTLE BOLTED FROM THE TREES & THE PLT BANKED THE ACFT SHARPLY TO AVOID THE CATTLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STALLED, THE LEFT WINGS OF THE BIPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASH LANDED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA83AA030
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 06:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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