Eipper MX2 N3924L
28 June 1987 · Newbury, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1987 at about 18:00 local time, a Eipper MX2 registered N3924L was involved in an accident near Newbury, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newbury, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4702, -81.2299
- Aircraft
- Eipper MX2
- Registration
- N3924L
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newbury → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87DEI07
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 ULTRALIGHT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR 8 MONTHS. PLT RPTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG QUIT. FUEL HAD NOT BEEN ADDED SINCE PRIOR OCT. EXAMINATION OF ENG REVEALED CRACKS IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING AND RECENT SCORING OF CYLINDERS. WITNESS RPTED THAT ENG WAS IDLED FOR EXTENDED PERIOD BEFORE TAKE OFF. REAR CLYINDER WAS CARBONED AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CLEAN. ENG WAS OVERHEATED DUE TO CRACKS IN EXHAUST WHICH RESULTED IN SEIZURE OF THE PISTONS DURING FLIGHT. WHEN COOL, THE ENG FREED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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