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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Waco YMF · Bar Harbor, ME · June 22, 2019

Date: June 22, 2019 · 10:30 local
Place: Bar Harbor, ME
Airport: Bar Harbor
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63WC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA204
Reported as: Waco YMF
Reported engine: JACOBS R755B series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N63WCRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2021 · Waco YMFS/N F5C-077 · Built 1997 Airframe modelWaco YMF Engine modelJacobs R755B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Approximately 15 minutes into the flight, at 1900 feet MSL, the pilot and both passengers heard a loud bang followed by the engine quitting. The pilot contacted Bar Harbor UNICOM the aircraft was going down due to engine failure. Upon wheel contact with the soft ground, the aircraft immediately flipped on it's back. The passengers and pilot exited the aircraft and waited for fire/police to walk 700 yards through swampy area to reach them. Investigation on scene was very limited as there was no access to the aircraft due to it's location in a swampy area.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 1900 FEET MSL, THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE QUITTING. THE PILOT CONTACTED BAR HARBOR UNICOM THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING DOWN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. UPON WHEEL CONTACT WITH THE SOFT GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR FIRE/POLICE TO WALK 700 YARDS THROUGH SWAMPY AREA TO REACH THEM. INVESTIGATION ON SCENE WAS VERY LIMITED AS THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO IT'S LOCATION IN A SWAMPY AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19LA204Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBar Harbor, MEA total loss of engine power due to a cylinder failure for undetermined reasons.Jun 22, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N63WC · 1

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

Incident 20170602013149ILanding: Rollout · Bar Harbor, MEIt was the second flight of the day. One passenger on board. Pilot was landing runway 22 at bhb, the winds were variable between 240 and 270 between 5 and 7 kt. Pilot stated that: on touchdown on 22, the tail went up and the pilot corrected for cross-wind to…Jun 2, 2017 · Minor damage