# Accident 19910929048189A: Davis D1K, Chester, CT, September 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3837° N, 72.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER (SNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3837&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N158Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis D-1-K (registry code 2740504, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-d-1-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS D1K
- Reported engine: CONT C1251
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 973 total, 219 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929048189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON GLIDER TOW. RELEASED GLIDER. STALLED INTO TREES. STUCK EXHAUST VALVE.RESIDUE FROM AUTO GAS IN ENGINE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA249), Sep 29, 1991: Davis D1K (N158Y), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N158Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940515010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940515010759A), May 15, 1994: Davis D1K (N158Y), East Haddam, CT, Substantial damage. Struck a half buried post on short final and impacted short of runway. Too low on VFR approach.
- [Accident 19730414008819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008819A), Apr 14, 1973: Davis D1K (N158Y), Chester, CT, Substantial damage. Lnd downwind,drifted to r drg go arnd. Hit trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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