# Accident 20000627013109A: Davis R E/Crouch J MK IV, Concrete, WA, June 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2000, 11:06 local time
- Place: Concrete, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5605° N, 121.7704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5605&lon=-121.7704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DC-2001-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis R E/Crouch J MK IV (registry code 05601J9, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-r-e-crouch-j-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000627013109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED CONCRETE AIRPORT (WA13) FOR SIGHTSEEING TRIP AROUND MR BAKER AND LAKES. APPROX. 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT WITNESSES CONFIRMED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE A/C. EXAMINATION OF THE A/C REVEALED THAT THE #1 ROD BEARING FAILED AND THE ROD EXITED THROUGH THE CRANKCASE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE A/C ON A LOGGING ROAD BUT A/C CONTACTED THE FROUND IN A BRUSHY FOREST CLEAR CUT CUASING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## 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 SEA00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA116), Jun 27, 2000: Davis/Crouch Avid MK IV (N518DC), Concrete, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fracture of the engine's #1 connecting rod, resulting in a total loss of engine power. Factors were an engine overheat condition experienced at an undetermined time, and no suitable terrain for a…

## Other reports on N518DC (1)

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

- [Accident 19961006031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006031029A), Oct 6, 1996: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N518DC), Standwood, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Overshort open field landing. Ran through a fence into a yard accro a road. Was out of fuel.

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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