What happened
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On September 26, 2017, at approximately 12:10 pm, aircraft N184SJ was involved in an accident at the Orange Municipal Airport (ore) located in Orange, MA. privacy data omitted Pilot privacy data omitted was acting as the pilot in command. During the morning preceding the accident, privacy data omittedstated that he performed a pre-flight of his aircraft, obtained a weather briefing of the destination airport then departed ore as the trail aircraft in a flight of two to augusta, ME. Upon departure and climb out from runway 32, privacy data omitted noticed cylinder head temperatures indicating 500 degrees. He attempted to return to ore for trouble shooting. On the downwind to base transition to runway 32, privacy data omitted stated that the engine stalled. The aircraft abruptly lost altitude approaching the base leg of runway 32. He then impacted the soft dirt approximately thirty feet to the south side of runway 32 heading in a northerly direction crossing runway 32 at about one third from the beginning of the displaced threshold. The aircraft came to rest on the north side of runway 32 in the dirt. Serious injuries were sustained by pilot and passenger. privacy data omitted Exited the aircraft and found the engine cowl plug still installed in the right side of the cowl.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:10 PM, AIRCRAFT N184SJ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ORE) LOCATED IN ORANGE, MA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND. DURING THE MORNING PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT OF HIS AIRCRAFT, OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT THEN DEPARTED ORE AS THE TRAIL AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF TWO TO AUGUSTA, ME. UPON DEPARTURE AND CLIMB OUT FROM RUNWAY 32, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURES INDICATING 500 DEGREES. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO ORE FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING. ON THE DOWNWIND TO BASE TRANSITION TO RUNWAY 32, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY LOST ALTITUDE APPROACHING THE BASE LEG OF RUNWAY 32. HE THEN IMPACTED THE SOFT DIRT APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 HEADING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION CROSSING RUNWAY 32 AT ABOUT ONE THIRD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 IN THE DIRT. SERIOUS INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY PILOT AND PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE ENGINE COWL PLUG STILL INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWL.
NTSB investigation
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