# NTSB CEN14WA180: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B, Meaux-Esbly, France, December 8, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 8, 2013, 16:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place: Meaux-Esbly, France
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88999/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88999
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA180

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Engine (reciprocating): recip engine power section](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058520): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 233 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058520/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5197
- Engines: Lycoming AEIO540-D4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Nielsen
- Registered owner: Nielsen

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 14, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88999. 35 KB in all.

- Memo of Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 35 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411203&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memo%20of%20Investigation-Master.PDF

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.

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