- Date
- April 28, 1993, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- E Stroudsburg, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6784JSteven Kurtis Rand S 12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930428011009A
- Case key
- 37319
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Probable cause
A forced landing in trees as a result of a complete loss of engine power for unknown reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff at an approximate altitude of 100 to 150 feet above the ground the engine lost power. The pilot turned the airplane 180 degrees in an attempt to make it back to the airport but collided with trees during the forced landing. Examination of the engine by a mechanic after the accident revealed no discrepancies. The builder of the airplane said that there had been mechanical difficulties with the engine prior to the flight, and the mechanic that had worked on the engine said that they were corrected and that the airplane was 'okay' to fly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6784J
- Reported as
- Steven Kurtis Rand S 12
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0792251
- Engine
- Rotax 912, 78 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven Curtis
- Registered owner
- Steven Curtis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · April 28, 1993
- Airport
- N53 · Stroudsburg Pocono, runway 26, 3,000 × 50 ft, macadam
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
- 63
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 27,000 total · 30 in this make and model · 26,000 as pilot in command · 360 in the last 90 days · 130 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 355° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.