ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385679
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| Date: | Saturday 30 June 2001 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: | Melenyk Genesis |
| Owner/operator: | Glenn Melenyk |
| Registration: | N370E |
| MSN: | 024 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 165 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 618ULDCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Howell, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Howell-Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport, MI (KOZW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The experimental amateur built airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing on a wheat field following a loss of engine power. A quartering tailwind prevailed at the time of the accident. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. Contributing factors were the undetermined loss of engine power, the quartering tailwind and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA192
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 06:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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