- Date
- August 17, 1985, 12:12 local (17:12 UTC)
- Place
- Elmore, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N510ABde Havilland DH-82A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850817039309A
- Case key
- 12896
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a x-country flt, the eng lost power & the prop continued to windmill. Subsequently, the acft crashed during an emerg landing. During the crash landing, the plt's shoulder harness failed at the upper attachment point & he received head & back injuries. An exam of the eng revealed that the 2nd & aft exhaust valves were sticking.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N510AB
- Reported as
- de Havilland DH-82A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DE253
- Airframe hours
- 2,407
- Engine
- Bristol GYPSY MAJ 1C, 120 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur Joseph Bujnowski
- Registered owner
- Arthur J. Bujnowski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1985 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- 5C2 · Blakesburg, IA
- Destination
- C75 · Lacon, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 24,050 total · 40 in this make and model · 23,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- PIA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.