Zenair CRICKET MC12 CGAYW

Summary

On 5 August 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Zenair CRICKET MC12 registered CGAYW was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 August 1983 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Field (OSH)

Coordinates

44.0606, -88.5406

Aircraft

Zenair CRICKET MC12

Registration

CGAYW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA370

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A FORMATION TAKEOFF, THE PLT WAS FLYING IN A LEFT WINGMAN POSITION & THE FLT ENTERED A RELATIVELY STEEP CLIMB. THE PLT STATED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE STALL SPEED AT ABOUT 100 TO 150 FT AGL WHEN THE LEFT ENG LOST POWER & THE ACFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT & LOSING ALT. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE STALLED & HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE LEFT YAW & TURN, UNTIL AFTER HE LOWERED THE NOSE & REGAINED AIRSPEED. HE DID NOT REDUCE POWER ON THE OPERATING ENG. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AN INVESTIGATON REVEALED THAT THE SINGLE SPARK PLUG IN THE LEFT, SINGLE CYLINDER, 2 STROKE ENG WAS NOT FIRING AT THE ELECTRODE TIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.