# Accident 20230826016099A: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Franklin, NY, August 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2023, 17:45 local time
- Place: Franklin, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2657° N, 75.1685° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2657&lon=-75.1685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230826016099A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING AND EVENTUALLY DID NOT RESTART. EXPERIENCING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, THE PILOT DECLAIRED MADAY AND WERE VECTORED TOWARD A PRIVATE STRIP BY BOSTON ATC. THE PILOT THEN DETERMINED THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE PRIVATE RUNWAY AND DO TO TERAIN AND OBSTICALS ON THE GROUND THE PILOT CHOSE TO STALL THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TOPS OF THE TREES BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER ALTHOUGH THEY HAD SOME INJURIES WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA23LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA351), Aug 26, 2023: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N114DZ), Merrickville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while enroute for reasons that could not be determined.

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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