40.3599° N, 74.9608° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hope, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 4, 2001 · 16:23 local
Place
Newhope, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N301NE
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
522 total380 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the pilot, while cruising at 2200', the engine made a loud noise and quit running. An emergency landing was completed onto a golf course without any injuries to the occupants or damage to the aircraft. Investigation revealed a hole in the engine crankcase at the base of the #1 cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE CRUISING AT 2200', THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND QUIT RUNNING. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS COMPLETED ONTO A GOLF COURSE WITHOUT ANY INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CRANKCASE AT THE BASE OF THE #1 CYLINDER.