OpenAirDocs.org

20030526017599A

Accident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Boeing D75N1 · Avis, PA · May 26, 2003

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
May 26, 2003 · 14:45 local
Place
Avis, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59768
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03LA115
Reported as
Boeing D75N1
Reported engine
Continental W670*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total825 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N59768Registered now · Boeing D75N1S/N 75-3837 · Built 1941Airframe modelBoeing D75N1Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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) Pilot reduced power at 900 ft. AGL descended to 500 ft. AGL. The throttle was advanced with no response in power. Pilot decided to perform emergency landing in a large open field. After touchdown pilot raised the tail for visibility. Propeller struck a slight rise in a freshly planted cornfield causing the aircraft to dig further into the ground and flipped on its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REDUCED POWER AT 900 FT. AGL DESCENDED TO 500 FT. AGL. THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED WITH NO RESPONSE IN POWER. PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT RAISED THE TAIL FOR VISIBILITY. PROPELLER STRUCK A SLIGHT RISE IN A FRESHLY PLANTED CORNFIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DIG FURTHER INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC03LA115Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvis, PAA loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A factor in this accident were weather conditions favorable to carburetor ice.May 26, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N59768 · 1

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

Accident 19730810027079AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Creve Coeur, MONo eng malfunction found.Aug 10, 1973 · Reported as Boeing N2S3 · Substantial damage