Taft Malcolm J Sr GLASTAR N238W
6 June 2011 · Canon City, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2011 at about 16:30 local time, a Taft Malcolm J Sr GLASTAR registered N238W was involved in an accident near Canon City, Colorado, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canon City, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fremont County Airport (1V6)
- Coordinates
- 38.4283, -105.1061
- Aircraft
- Taft Malcolm J Sr GLASTAR
- Registration
- N238W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canon City → Canon City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA410
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to an overheated engine as a result of a malfunction of the modified engine cooling system, necessitating a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said the flight was made to test a new cooling modification on the engine. The engine soon began overheating and seized when the airplane was on the base leg of the traffic pattern, forcing the pilot to land short of the runway in loose dirt. The impact crushed the outboard portion of the left wing and buckled the upper skin of the right wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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