# Accident 20210802018569A: Sligar Larry H COZY MK IV, Gordon, NE, August 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Gordon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8466° N, 102.5189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8466&lon=-102.5189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1361S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1361S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sligar Larry H COZY MK IV (registry code 05602ZF, https://openairdocs.org/model/sligar-larry-h-cozy-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLIGAR LARRY H COZY MK IV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210802018569A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM GRN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SEIZED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LANDING ON HILLY TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN21LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA351), Aug 2, 2021: Cozy Mark IV (N1361S), Rushville, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an obstruction of airflow to the engine as a result of the landing brake being deployed in flight.

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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