Kauffman BEDE IV N115PK
26 May 2004 · Acme, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 2004 at about 23:30 local time, a Kauffman BEDE IV registered N115PK was involved in an accident near Acme, Michigan, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Acme, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.7414, -85.5822
- Aircraft
- Kauffman BEDE IV
- Registration
- N115PK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Traverse City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04CA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Engine oil starvation and inadequate maintenance by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The experimental amateur-built airplane impacted a lake during a forced landing. The reported damage to the engine's components were consistent with oil starvation. The pilot was also the manufacturer and owner of the airplane. The pilot stated that the engine accumulated a total time since new of about 125 hours. The engine was never overhauled since it was purchased by the pilot in 1969. The engine manufacturer’s service instruction states that the engine is to be overhauled in the twelfth year if it does not accumulate the hourly period of time between overhauls.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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