ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175354
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Date: | Sunday 29 February 2004 |
Time: | 09:20 |
Type: | Alan Wilson Tandum Air Bike |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N240JC |
MSN: | AW002 |
Total airframe hrs: | 270 hours |
Engine model: | Subaru EA81 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Elko, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Elko, NV (EKO) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During cruise flight the experimental airplane's engine lost all power. The pilot made a forced landing in a field. During rollout the airplane collided with a snow berm. An examination of the engine by the airplane owner revealed its ignition system's electrical coil had failed. The pilot was the airplane's manufacturer.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the failure of an ignition system component.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX04LA140 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040304X00265&key=1 Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Apr-2015 10:37 |
Noro |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Dec-2017 17:41 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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