- Date
- September 19, 1981
- Place
- Aurora, OR · AURORA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72GEEvans Spcl 1
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810919059579A
- Case key
- 123474
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2955 81/9/19 AURORA,OR EVANS SPCL 1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1600 TIME - 1500 N72GE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: HIGH TENSION WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FWD SPARK PLUG IN #1 CYL LOOSE & NOT APPROVED FOR TYPE ENG.IGN WIRE SPARKING TO MAG CASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72GE
- Reported as
- Evans Spcl 1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aurora State
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.