Eippen MX-2 N242KH

Summary

On 6 May 1983 at about 23:00 local time, a Eippen MX-2 registered N242KH was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 May 1983 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.6598, -78.6500

Aircraft

Eippen MX-2

Registration

N242KH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Raleigh → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA180

Nobody was injured.

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

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYL PISTON WAS BADLY SCORED. THE CYL. HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ 100 DEG LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE. EPOXY SEALANT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE SENSING UNIT THE ROTAX 503 ENGINE IS A 2 CYCLE ENG THAT DOES NOT USE AN OIL RESERVOIR. ENG LIBRICATION IS PROVIDED BY MIXING OIL WITH THE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.