# Accident 20180711014469A: Loucks Gary D SH 2, Passadumkeag, ME, July 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2018, 19:20 local time
- Place: Passadumkeag, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1864° N, 68.5689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1864&lon=-68.5689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352GL-2020-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loucks Gary D SH 2 (registry code 05624Y1, https://openairdocs.org/model/loucks-gary-d-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOUCKS GARY D SH 2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180711014469A

## Narrative

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

N352GL WAS THOUROUGHLY PREFLIGHTED INSIDE HANGAR AT KLRG.  APPROX. 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND POWER REDUCED BY ABOUT HALF WITH NO CHANGE IN THROTTLE. PIC EXPERIENCED INCREASED NOISE AND A DISTINCT VIBRATION, RESULTING WITH ENGINE AND PROP STOPPING COMPLETELY. RESTART ATTEMPTED WITH NO PROP MOVEMENT. PIC DETERMINED THE RIVER/BOG AREA BELOW HIM WAS THE ONLY OPTION FOR LANDING. AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH GROUND, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PIC WAS ABLE TO RELEASE HIS RESTRAINTS AND EVACUATE BY CRAWLING THROUGH THE BROKEN OFF TAIL SECTION.

## 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 ERA18LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA190), Jul 11, 2018: Glasair SH2 (N352GL), Passadumkeag, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft.

## Other reports on N352GL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120401004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120401004309I), Apr 1, 2012: Loucks Gary D SH 2 (N352GL), Lincoln, ME, Minor damage. At or about 1300 hrs on 04-01-2012, pilot in command of N352GL, departed the Lincoln Maine rgn airport (lrg), which is the pic's home base, his destination was…

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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