David McElhannon AVID MK. 4 N117DK
11 May 1998 · Elberton, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1998 at about 22:30 local time, a David McElhannon AVID MK. 4 registered N117DK was involved in an accident near Elberton, Georgia, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elberton, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.1004, -82.8607
- Aircraft
- David McElhannon AVID MK. 4
- Registration
- N117DK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Athens
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to a failed combustion assembly, expansion seal.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On climbout, the engine experienced a power loss that would not sustain level flight and the pilot performed a forced landing to a hay field. During the forced landing the airplane collided with the dense grass and upslope terrain. Postcrash examination of the engine revealed about 75 percent of the number one cylinder expansion chamber gasket blown out, with resultant loosening of the cylinder attach bolts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 25 Nov 1998 | Cessna 175 | Locust Grove, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Hughes TH-55A | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |