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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Westfield Creative Const T-51 · Athens, NY · July 19, 2014

Date: July 19, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place: Athens, NY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N451PD
Reported as: Westfield Creative Const T-51
Reported engine: Amateur-built SUZUKI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total20 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N451PDRegistration cancelled May 21, 2019 · Westfield Creative Const T-51S/N M04XXXSOHK0026 · Built 2006 Airframe modelWestfield Creative Const T-51 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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.

PIC (sole occupant) was returning to barnes airport (baf) in Westfield, ma from oneonta (N66). During cruise at approx. 3500 feet, PIC experienced an engine failure and landed in a field near Athens, NY (greene county). PIC stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems prior to the engine failure. The engine was recently installed by titan aircraft company and is being shipped back to them for inspection and failure analysis to determine the cause, if possible.

As the FAA filed it

PIC (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS RETURNING TO BARNES AIRPORT (BAF) IN WESTFIELD, MA FROM ONEONTA (N66). DURING CRUISE AT APPROX. 3500 FEET, PIC EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR ATHENS, NY (GREENE COUNTY). PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED BY TITAN AIRCRAFT COMPANY AND IS BEING SHIPPED BACK TO THEM FOR INSPECTION AND FAILURE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE, IF POSSIBLE.