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
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(-23) On 3/6/2003 at approximately 1620 cmt on flight from flying cloud airport minneapolis MN. (Fcm) to do some recreational sight seeing, and two hour into this flight the pilot (daren lee klegstad) lost power. Mr. Klegstad stated he heard a loud band and then lost power while in cruise flight. He then called out a mayday on 121.5 and looked for a place to land. Just off his nose he saw the Tecumseh airport (OG3) and was able to land with decreased power. Investigation of the engine revealed that the #2 cylinder had two broken studs on the top and two loose case through bolts on the top of this cylinder. It had also pushed the cylinder approximately 1/8" off the case half. Pmi for thunderbird aircraft co. will be notified for engine teardown. Engine tsmoh 1395 hrs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3/6/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 CMT ON FLIGHT FROM FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT MINNEAPOLIS MN. (FCM) TO DO SOME RECREATIONAL SIGHT SEEING, AND TWO HOUR INTO THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT (DAREN LEE KLEGSTAD) LOST POWER. MR. KLEGSTAD STATED HE HEARD A LOUD BAND AND THEN LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HE THEN CALLED OUT A MAYDAY ON 121.5 AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. JUST OFF HIS NOSE HE SAW THE TECUMSEH AIRPORT (OG3) AND WAS ABLE TO LAND WITH DECREASED POWER. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER HAD TWO BROKEN STUDS ON THE TOP AND TWO LOOSE CASE THROUGH BOLTS ON THE TOP OF THIS CYLINDER. IT HAD ALSO PUSHED THE CYLINDER APPROXIMATELY 1/8" OFF THE CASE HALF. PMI FOR THUNDERBIRD AIRCRAFT CO. WILL BE NOTIFIED FOR ENGINE TEARDOWN. ENGINE TSMOH 1395 HRS.
Other reports on N8265S · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.