# Accident 20010909025819A: Murray Blair L JN4D JENNY REPLICA, Kylertown, PA, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kylertown, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0091° N, 78.2190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0091&lon=-78.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176TP-2004-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murray Blair L JN4D JENNY REPLICA (registry code 05605K8, https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-blair-l-jn4d-jenny-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909025819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/09/01, AT 1400, N176TP, AN EXPERIMENTAL JN4D, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL BUT THE EMPENNAGE AREA OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SUBARU AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE. THE PICK-UP COIL OF THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO OHM READING WHEN CHECKED WITH A MULTIMETER. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## 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 NYC01LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA226), Sep 9, 2001: Murray JN4-D (N176TP), Morrisdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the ignition coil, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was the 10-foot corn in the forced landing field.

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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