Mercer AVID FLYER MK IV N6880L
21 June 2008 · Augusta, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 2008 at about 13:00 local time, a Mercer AVID FLYER MK IV registered N6880L was involved in an accident near Augusta, Kansas, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Augusta, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.6717, -97.0778
- Aircraft
- Mercer AVID FLYER MK IV
- Registration
- N6880L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Augusta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the engine cooling system's thermostat, causing the engine to overheat and seize. Contributing to the accident was the fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The engine started overheating. The pilot turned around to return to the airport. On approach at approximately 500 feet, the engine seized. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a field, but the airplane landed hard on the terrain, bending the landing gear. It then slid 80 feet and struck a fence. The pilot reported that the thermostat failed, causing the engine to overheat and seize.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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