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Peres 5151 N5151M

19 June 1992 · Erie, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 June 1992 at about 19:45 local time, a Peres 5151 registered N5151M, operated by Victor Peres, was involved in an accident near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
42.1301, -80.1394
Aircraft
Peres 5151
Registration
N5151M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Victor Peres
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92DGM02

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

SEIZURE OF THE #2 PISTON WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOST OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON CLIMBOUT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING GOOD, AND THEN IT LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, BUT LANDED SHORT AND STRUCK TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER PISTON HAD SEIZED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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