Mintz VARI EZE N86KM

Summary

On 17 October 1999 at about 16:20 local time, a Mintz VARI EZE registered N86KM was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. 2 people were 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

17 October 1999 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Jean, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Jean (0L7)

Coordinates

35.7509, -115.5309

Aircraft

Mintz VARI EZE

Registration

N86KM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA010

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the engine cylinder head due to detonation and subsequent over temperature for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed runway 2L on a downwind departure and the engine began to run rough. The pilot turned toward the runway but had insufficient altitude and power to make the airport. The aircraft landed short of the runway in desert terrain and sustained substantial damage. In his statement, the pilot said the cylinder head on the Rotorway RW-100 engine failed and opened a hole over one of the cylinders. The FAA inspector who examined the airplane on-scene reported that the hole had the appearance of a 'burn through.' The inspection could not determine the underlying reason for the cylinder head failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.