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) On July 7, 2003, at approximately 13:55 local time, christopher reicks dropped his banner over the airport, and turned base for rwy 12. At this time he lost power, experienced a banging noise and vibration. The engine quit, the propeller stopped completely and he landed safely in an open grassy area on the airport. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the aircraft was not damaged. The engine had approximately eight hours since major overhaul. Inspector bruce hill of the ft. lauderdale FSDO inspected the engine. He found the number six rod was broken and the case and oil pan were cracked. There was no lack of lubrication and all parts were approved.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 7, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:55 LOCAL TIME, CHRISTOPHER REICKS DROPPED HIS BANNER OVER THE AIRPORT, AND TURNED BASE FOR RWY 12. AT THIS TIME HE LOST POWER, EXPERIENCED A BANGING NOISE AND VIBRATION. THE ENGINE QUIT, THE PROPELLER STOPPED COMPLETELY AND HE LANDED SAFELY IN AN OPEN GRASSY AREA ON THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. INSPECTOR BRUCE HILL OF THE FT. LAUDERDALE FSDO INSPECTED THE ENGINE. HE FOUND THE NUMBER SIX ROD WAS BROKEN AND THE CASE AND OIL PAN WERE CRACKED. THERE WAS NO LACK OF LUBRICATION AND ALL PARTS WERE APPROVED.
Other reports on N86AB · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.