Dotson William P SNGL SEAT HAWK ARROW N4209F

Summary

On 20 June 2011 at about 14:00 local time, a Dotson William P SNGL SEAT HAWK ARROW registered N4209F was involved in an accident near Carthage, North Carolina, 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.

Date

20 June 2011 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Carthage, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Gilliam McConnell (5NC3)

Coordinates

35.3383, -79.4356

Aircraft

Dotson William P SNGL SEAT HAWK ARROW

Registration

N4209F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carthage → Carthage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA355

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper installation of the engine’s No. 1 cylinder spark plugs.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the turn from the base leg to final approach, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. He performed a forced landing into some small trees because he knew he could not glide the airplane to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spars. A postaccident examination revealed that a spark plug was backed out of the No. 1 cylinder and was suspended from the electrode wire. The pilot reported that he had changed the engine spark plugs the day before the accident and that he may have cross-threaded one of them.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.