- Date
- July 3, 1984, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N193RKMonett-Keating Moni
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840703047869A
- Case key
- 39957
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated he had shut down the engine several times to glide. On the last restart the engine ran for aprx 15 secsand then began to run rough and died. Attempted restarts were not successful. The aircraft failed to clear trees while attempting to land on a grass clearing. Examination of the aircraft disclosed a 'blade type' electrical connector to the coil had vibrated loose interrupting electrical current to the ignition system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N193RK
- Reported as
- Monett-Keating Moni
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 130
- Airframe hours
- 14
- Engine
- KFM 107, 20 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles S. Preston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 74 total · 5 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °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.