Vogel GLASTAR 41 N441AV
11 November 2006 · Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 November 2006 at about 02:45 local time, a Vogel GLASTAR 41 registered N441AV was involved in an accident near Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously 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 02:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0500, -77.9500
- Aircraft
- Vogel GLASTAR 41
- Registration
- N441AV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Linden → Toledo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA026
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The builder's improper installation of an additional alternator. Contributing to the accident were the night lighting conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While in cruise flight, the engine lost power, and the pilot performed a nighttime forced landing to a wooded area. A subsequent examination of the engine revealed a loose timing belt, and the idler pulley, upon which the cam belt would normally have run, was missing. There was also a broken stud in the location where the idler pulley should have been. The loose cam belt resulted in the camshafts being out of timing, allowing the valves to contact each other and bend. The original attach bolt for the missing idler pulley had been replaced by the airplane builder, who was not the current owner, with a 6-inch stud to mount an additional alternator. The mounting stud had been sleeved with a spacer to maintain a mounting distance between the alternator and the engine. The weight of the alternator and its mounting distance from the engine resulted in excessive stress to the mounting stud, which eventually broke.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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