Fleet ONE N638M

Summary

On 19 November 1995 at about 18:30 local time, a Fleet ONE registered N638M was involved in an accident near Holly Springs, North Carolina, 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.

Date

19 November 1995 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.6499, -78.8294

Aircraft

Fleet ONE

Registration

N638M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Raleigh → Pittsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA013

Nobody was injured.

a loss of engine power due to a cracked crankshaft. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During flight the engine started to smoke, and then it quit. The pilot immediately turned towards a known field and made an emergency landing. While landing, the propeller stopped in the vertical position and caught on the uneven terrain resulting in the aircraft nosing over. Postcrash examination of the engine revealed a cracked crankshaft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.