Burnham AVID FLYER N5MN

Summary

On 10 August 2007 at about 14:30 local time, a Burnham AVID FLYER registered N5MN was involved in an accident near Sequim, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 2007 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sequim, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Sequim Valley Airport (W28)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Burnham AVID FLYER

Registration

N5MN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sequim → Sequim

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA245

1 person had minor injuries.

a loss of engine power due to a dual ignition system failure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to perform practice maneuvers in a local training area. Witnesses saw the airplane fly low over the residence of the pilot's girlfriend while performing a series of 360-degree turns around the house. On the second turn, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot said he attempted to restart the engine by performing the emergency procedures, but he was unsuccessful. As the airplane descended to 15 feet above ground level (agl), it collided with a guy wire. Following the accident, an examination of the engine was performed by a local electrical engineer. He stated that he inspected the electrical system of the engine and found it to be non-operational because of a failure of the ignition coil that supplies electrical energy to each ignition system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.