# NTSB NYC06LA204: Butterhof Ginny B, N349E, Shiloh, NJ, August 19, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 19, 2006, 15:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Shiloh, NJ - Coordinates: 39.468612, -75.296669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4686&lon=-75.2967&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64341 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06LA204 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64341/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA204 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power due to overheating, for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - normal - cooling system - undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - crop ## Analysis The homebuilt airplane was being flown by the owner and builder, who was in the process of completing the airplane's phase I, 40-hour flight requirements. Approximately 35 minutes after takeoff, while in cruise flight, the engine began to experience a power loss, that was followed by an oil leak, and blue smoke. The pilot performed a forced landing to a soybean field; however, during the landing, the airplane's propeller, cowling, rudder, and wings were damaged. The airplane was equipped with a modified automotive engine. The pilot reported that postaccident examination of the engine revealed that it had overheated; and had expelled its liquid coolant overboard, through the overflow reservoir. The specific reason for the overheating condition could not be determined. The reported temperature at an airport that was located about 14 miles southeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, was 82 degrees F. ## Factual narrative On August 19, 2006, about 1505 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Ginny B airplane, N349E, was substantially damaged during a forced landing, after it experienced a loss of engine power in cruise flight near Shiloh, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Alloway Airfield (NJ02), Alloway, New Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was owned and built by the pilot. He reported that he was in the process of completing the airplane's phase I, 40-hour flight requirements. Approximately 35 minutes after takeoff, while in cruise flight, the engine began to experience a power loss, that was followed by an oil leak, and blue smoke. The pilot performed a forced landing to a soybean field; however, during the landing, the airplane's propeller, cowling, rudder, and wings were damaged. The airplane was equipped with a modified automotive engine. The pilot reported that postaccident examination of the engine revealed that it had overheated; and had expelled its liquid coolant overboard, through the overflow reservoir. The specific reason for the overheating condition could not be determined. The reported temperature at an airport that was located about 14 miles southeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, was 82 degrees F. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N349E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N349E-2019-10-04), registration cancelled 2019-10-04, S/N 001, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Butterhof Ginny B - Registry model: [Butterhof Anthony J GINNY B](https://openairdocs.org/model/butterhof-anthony-j-ginny-b) (registry code 056204Y) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 001 - Airframe hours: 40 - Engines: Subaru EA81 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Anthony J. Butterhof - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, April 1, 2006 - Departed: NJ02, Alloway, NJ - Airport: NJ02, Alloway Airfield ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; last flight review February 1, 2006; seat: rear; flight hours: 500 total, 40 in this make and model, 440 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: MIV, 14 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060819022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819022129A), Aug 19, 2006: Butter GINNYB, Shiloh, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft is an experimental being flown in that category and pilot/builder was in the process of flying off its phase 1 40 hour flight requirements.… ## Other investigations on N349E (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 ERA16LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA153), Apr 2, 2016: Butterhof Anthony J Ginny B (N349E), South Harrison Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's failure to safety-wire the gascolator bale clamp, which resulted in a fuel leak and subsequent total loss of engine power. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.