- Date
- April 12, 1978
- Place
- Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4KJAcroduster TOO
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780412007079A
- Case key
- 142135
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2544 78/4/12 ROSWELL,NM ACRODUSTER TOO CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1086 TIME - 0830 N4KJ PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ROD CAP BOLT CAME LOOSE DAMAGING CYLINDER.ENGINE IDLE FOR 2YRS,NOT PICKLED.ELEVATOR WELD BROKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4KJ
- Reported as
- Acroduster TOO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4KJRegistration cancelled May 5, 1978 · Havenor ACRODUSTER TOO SA750Airframe modelHavenor ACRODUSTER TOO SA750
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.