ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362140
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Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1993 |
Time: | 14:30 LT |
Type: | Steven Kurtis RAND S 12 |
Owner/operator: | Steven Curtis |
Registration: | N6784J |
MSN: | 0792251 |
Engine model: | ROTAX 912 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | E Stroudsburg, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE 180 DEGREES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE BUILDER OF THE AIRPLANE SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, AND THE MECHANIC THAT HAD WORKED ON THE ENGINE SAID THAT THEY WERE CORRECTED AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS 'OKAY' TO FLY.
Probable Cause: A FORCED LANDING IN TREES AS A RESULT OF A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC93LA094 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA094
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