# Accident 20061111028159A: Vogelw GLASTAR41, Snow Shoe, PA, November 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2006, 09:25 local time
- Place: Snow Shoe, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0500° N, 77.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0500&lon=-77.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441AV-2009-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vogel Walter GLASTAR 41 (registry code 05605MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/vogel-walter-glastar-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOGELW GLASTAR41
- Reported engine: AMTR SUBARUEJ25
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 82 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061111028159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A VFR NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM HZL TO TDZ, N441AV EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF SNOW SHOE, PA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES COMING TO REST ON AN INCLINDED RIDGE. THE IMPACT CAUSED ONE FATALITY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE SURVIVOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CAM/TIMING BELT CAME LOOSE DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE CAM/TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY. INADEQUATE TENSION ON THE TIMING BELT CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP, MISFIRING THE SPARK PLUGS AND DAMAGING VALVES ON TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS. DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE IDLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY, THE LOOSE TIMING BELT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. THE IDLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY FAILED BECAUSE OF A MODIFICATION TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL DESIGN.

## 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 NYC07LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA026), Nov 11, 2006: Vogel Glastar 41 (N441AV), Snow Shoe, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The builder's improper installation of an additional alternator. Contributing to the accident were the night lighting conditions.

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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