Cleveland Allan B NIEUPORT 11# N917AB

Summary

On 7 August 2015 at about 03:00 local time, a Cleveland Allan B NIEUPORT 11# registered N917AB was involved in an accident near Bellingham, 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

7 August 2015 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Bellingham Intl (BLI)

Coordinates

48.7878, -122.5419

Aircraft

Cleveland Allan B NIEUPORT 11#

Registration

N917AB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bellingham → Bellingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR15LA235

1 person had minor injuries.

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that the accident flight was the first flight following replacement of the experimental engine. During takeoff/initial climb, the engine began to lose power, so he attempted to land on the runway opposite the departure runway, likely due to a large body of water straight ahead. During the 180° turn, the pilot realized that the airplane would not reach the runway, so he decided to land on one of the airport's closed runways. The airplane landed short of that runway and nosed over. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.