# Accident 20230803014459A: Aldinger Albert John COZY, Mc Dermitt, OR, August 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2023, 13:32 local time
- Place: Mc Dermitt, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2394° N, 117.9255° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2394&lon=-117.9255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aldinger Albert John COZY (registry code 05601XI, https://openairdocs.org/model/aldinger-albert-john-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALDINGER ALBERT JOHN COZY
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230803014459A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL COZY, LOST ENGINE POWER, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A REMOTE GRAVEL ROAD, VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO

SAGEBRUSH AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA303), Aug 3, 2023: Aldinger Albert John Cozy Mark III (N964AL), McDermitt, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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