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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Magniflight M24 ORION PLUS · Coden, AL · May 30, 2023

Date: May 30, 2023 · 12:15 local
Place: Coden, AL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1777W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA251
Reported as: Magniflight M24 Orion Plus
Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,532 total

N1777WRegistered now · Magniflight M24 ORION PLUSS/N 24213486 · Built 2022 Airframe modelMagniflight M24 ORION PLUS Engine modelRotax 915 IS series4 cycle

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.

On may 30, 2023, privacy data omitted departed gulf shores airport (jka) for a flight to st. elmo airport (2R5). While in flight the pilot experianced a loss of power from the engine with an associated engine lane warning light. The pilot completed a forced landing into a wetland area causing the aircraft to roll on its side.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 30, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GULF SHORES AIRPORT (JKA) FOR A FLIGHT TO ST. ELMO AIRPORT (2R5). WHILE IN FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIANCED A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE WITH AN ASSOCIATED ENGINE LANE WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING INTO A WETLAND AREA CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON ITS SIDE.

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 ERA23LA251Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDauphin Island, ALA partial loss of engine power due to a loss of combustion in the No. 4 cylinder for undetermined reasons.May 30, 2023 · Substantial damage