# Accident 20140510005359A: Pazmany PL-4, Yates City, IL, May 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2014, 12:19 local time
- Place: Yates City, IL
- Airport: Tri-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7739° N, 90.0744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7739&lon=-90.0744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44PL-2015-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pazmany PL-4 (registry code 0562314, https://openairdocs.org/model/pazmany-pl-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAZMANY PL-4
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,263 total, 53 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140510005359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS IN THE  AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN DESCENDING TO THE YATES CITY, IL TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT (2C6) AND LOST POWER ABOUT 300 FEET AGL.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN14LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA235), May 10, 2014: Pazmany PL 4 (N44PL), Yates City, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of propeller thrust due to a failure of the reduction drive unit resulting from the improper installation of the unit. Contributing to the accident was a lack of documentation for the…

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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