# Accident 20010531039369A: Amtr NIEUPORT24, Evesham Twp, NJ, May 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2001, 09:47 local time
- Place: Evesham Twp, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1893-2002-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Musso Paul A NIEUPORT 24 BIS (registry code 0564031, https://openairdocs.org/model/musso-paul-a-nieuport-24-bis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS165 series (registry code 64504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT24
- Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB165
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531039369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE DEPARTED S. JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, NJ (7MY) AT APPROXIMATELY 0935 ON A VFR/VMC FLIGHT TO NEW GARDEN AIRPORT, PA (N57) FOR CHANGE OF BASE OF OPERATIONS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS. INTO THE FLIGHT THE PROPELLER SPLIT DOWN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF ONE BLADE. EXTREME VIBRATION HAD OCCURRED AND PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM 7MY. UPON VISUAL EXAMINATION, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE MOUNTS. THE ENGINE NOSE COWL AND AFT COWL WERE DAMAGED SEVERELY. THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE LEFT LOWER WING WOODEN SPAR WAS CRACKED AT THE WING ROOT AND SEVERED APPROX. 4 FEET OUTBOARD OF THE WING ROOT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO WING FABRIC COVERS. PILOT STATED DURING INTERVIEW FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NORMAL.

## 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 NYC01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA135), May 31, 2001: Musso Nieuport 24 (N1893), Evesham Twp., NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight propeller failure, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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