# Accident 20080816849349A: Socata MS894A, Fulton, NY, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 15:40 local time
- Place: Fulton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3239° N, 76.3858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3239&lon=-76.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31BF-2010-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A (registry code 8402842, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,297 total, 27 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816849349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/16/2008 AT 1540 HOURS, N31BF, SOCATA MODEL MS894A SERIAL NUMBER: 11682 APPROX 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT (FZY) CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER CLIPPING TWO TREES IN A TREE LINE BEFORE A OPEN FIELD.  THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE DURING A LEFT CLIMB OUT FROM FZY RUNWAY 24.  THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A BANG, THEN THE ENGINE VIBRATING FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL INJURIES AND WERE SENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL; BOTH WERE RELEASED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE: THE LT GEAR/WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING, LEFT ELEVATOR AND FIREWALL ALSO RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FRANKLIN ENGINE, MODEL 6A-350-C1 SN: 52727-3 HAD A TEAR IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE.  LAYING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE WRECKAGE, THE #3 CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND WITH PART OF THE CRANKSHAFT STILL ATTACHED.  THE CONNECTING ROD PISTON END WAS NOT BROKEN BUT THE WRIST PIN WAS GONE.  THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND WITH A MINOR BEND ON BOTH BLADES.  VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC08LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA280), Aug 16, 2008: Socata MS894A (N31BF), Fulton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the crankshaft and the No. 3 engine cylinder connecting rod as a result of improper machining of the engine crankshaft during engine overhaul by…

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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