- Date
- December 8, 2013, 16:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place
- Meaux-Esbly, France
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- F-GEALChristen Industries Pitts S-2B
- Defining event
- Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Case key
- 88999
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Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On December 8, 2013, at 1607 coordinated universal time, a Pitts S-2B airplane, F-GEAL, experienced a loss of engine power and conducted a force landing near Meaux-Esbly, France. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged.Information obtained by the investigators revealed the crankshaft of the Lycoming AEIO540-D4D5 was fractured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-GEAL
- Reported as
- Christen Industries Pitts S-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5197
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Nielsen
- Registered owner
- Nielsen
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 14, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 35 KB in all.