ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43740
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 2007 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Midget Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1085 |
| MSN: | 403 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 270 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Covode, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Selinsgrove, PA (SEG) |
| Renton, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had recently purchased the amateur-built airplane in Connecticut and was attempting to fly the airplane back to his home near Renton, Washington. The airplane departed from an airport in Pennsylvania, and two witnesses, who saw the airplane flying westbound, stated the engine did not sound normal. Shortly thereafter, they heard an explosion and saw smoke. The wreckage was located 2 days later, in an open field. A ground scar, and an approximately 50-foot-long debris path, lead to the main wreckage, which was consumed by fire, from the empennage forward. Examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions; however, the fire consumed and/or damaged several portions of the airplane. The airplane and engine had been operated for about 270 total hours. The intended cross-country flight was the airplane's first flight since its most recent condition inspection, which was about 5 weeks prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070903X01296&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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