Accident Date: 11/10/90 NTSB Accident ID: DEN91DQA01 NTBS File No.: 2200 Aircraft Make/Model: YOUNG 2/3 SCALE Engine Make/Model: GESHWENDER FORD V8 Accident Cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 05/20/93 NTSB Accident ID: SEA93LA113 NTBS File No.: 378 Aircraft Make/Model: MURPHY BARRACUDA Engine Make/Model: FORD 1984 3.8L V6 Accident Cause: THE ENGINE OIL FILTER VIBRATING LOOSE RESULTING IN OIL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S MISJUDGMENT OF WINDS. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNFAVORABLE WINDS. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 11/24/93 NTSB Accident ID: MIA94LA027 NTBS File No.: 2010 Aircraft Make/Model: THOMPSON BUSHBY MUSTANG II Engine Make/Model: FORD V-6 Accident Cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 01/10/94 NTSB Accident ID: FTW94LA069 NTBS File No.: 1094 Aircraft Make/Model: NELSON FORD V-6 STOL 262 Engine Make/Model: FORD 3.8 V-6 Accident Cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 04/02/94 NTSB Accident ID: CHI94DCQ01 NTBS File No.: 732 Aircraft Make/Model: ROBERT O. ELY STARDUSTER-I Engine Make/Model: FORD V6 Accident Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude during an aerobatic maneuver on takeoff. A factor related to the accident was the pilot performing an aerobatic maneuver. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 11/08/92 NTSB Accident ID: ATL93LA023 NTBS File No.: 800 Aircraft Make/Model: BEDE AIRCRAFT, INC. BD-5B Engine Make/Model: HONDA EB2 Accident Cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE, DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN, AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO EFFECT RECOVERY. FACTORS WERE THE IMPROPER LIFT OFF, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE RE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY AFTER LIFT OFF, AND SERVED TO DISTRACT THE PILOT DURING THE TURN TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 06/08/93 NTSB Accident ID: FTW93LA181 NTBS File No.: 1012 Aircraft Make/Model: DRLIK FALCON XC Engine Make/Model: HONDA 1500 Accident Cause: THE EXTRANEOUS AND UNCOMMANDED ROLL AND YAW DEVIATIONS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE AIRPLANE DESIGN WHICH PRECLUDED THE PILOT FROM TAKING CORRECTIVE ACTION AND LED TO THE ENSUING HARD LANDING. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 04/24/94 NTSB Accident ID: MIA94LA126 NTBS File No.: 333 Aircraft Make/Model: PARSONS BP GYRO Engine Make/Model: MAZDA 12A Accident Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING LANDING FLARE TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN THE GYROPLANE TOUCHING DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR, AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO A CAUSE. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 06/18/94 NTSB Accident ID: LAX94LA259 NTBS File No.: 1424 Aircraft Make/Model: MASCARI DISCOVERY S-12 Engine Make/Model: MAZDA RX7 ROTARY Accident Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY DUE TO PREEXISTING CRACKING IN THE OXIDIZED AREA OF THE WELD, WITH SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE AND SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER AND REDUCTION GEAR BOX. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE EXCESSIVE TAXISPEED WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE BECOMING INADVERTENTLY AIRBORNE. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/03/94 NTSB Accident ID: LAX94LA273 NTBS File No.: 562 Aircraft Make/Model: ADAMS THORPE T-18 Engine Make/Model: MAZDA NSU WANKLE Accident Cause: A VAPOR LOCK INDUCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE THERMAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 10/08/94 NTSB Accident ID: SEA95LA007 NTBS File No.: 1862 Aircraft Make/Model: BONY MB-1 Engine Make/Model: MAZDA 12A Accident Cause: THE JAMMING OF THE RUDDER DURING DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 02/23/93 NTSB Accident ID: LAX93LA135 NTBS File No.: 456 Aircraft Make/Model: DOWNARD KR-1 Engine Make/Model: REVMASTER VW 2100 CC Accident Cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA AT THE TIME OF THE POWER INTERRUPTION. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 06/19/94 NTSB Accident ID: ATL94LA123 NTBS File No.: 878 Aircraft Make/Model: MARVIN E. EUBANKS VP-1 Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN Model Unk/Nr Accident Cause: The loss of engine power for unknown reasons, and the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the emergency landing. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 12/03/94 NTSB Accident ID: CHI95LA051 NTBS File No.: 1618 Aircraft Make/Model: P. D. CHAMBERS SWIFT PC-1V Engine Make/Model: BUICK V-8 Accident Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a stall-spin. Factors were an inadequate preflight and the loss of engine power resulting from water contamination in the automotive fuel. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 05/12/93 NTSB Accident ID: FTW93LA152 NTBS File No.: 175 Aircraft Make/Model: ELLIOTT B-80 Engine Make/Model: SUBARU Model Unk/Nr Accident Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE TAILWIND ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 10/31/93 NTSB Accident ID: LAX94LA034 NTBS File No.: 1466 Aircraft Make/Model: SILVER KR2 Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EA82 Accident Cause: the separation of an engine coolant hose which resulted in a complete loss of engine power. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 11/06/93 NTSB Accident ID: SEA94LA026 NTBS File No.: 2038 Aircraft Make/Model: BIRD RAF-2000 Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EA82-862264 Accident Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCEEDING THE PROPER CLIMB RATE. A FACTOR CONTIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MAKE/MODEL. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 06/02/94 NTSB Accident ID: BFO94LA085 NTBS File No.: 1348 Aircraft Make/Model: PECCHIO MARCHETTI 263MP Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EJ18 Accident Cause: the loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in an uncontrolled descent and a subsequent collision with trees. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/05/94 NTSB Accident ID: CHI94DEV01 NTBS File No.: 1063 Aircraft Make/Model: HUCKE, RONALD L. PARSON-2P Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EA-82 Accident Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/12/94 NTSB Accident ID: NYC94LA120 NTBS File No.: 697 Aircraft Make/Model: FREEMAN PRO-STAR II Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EA-81 Accident Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 09/08/94 NTSB Accident ID: CHI94DER03 NTBS File No.: 1464 Aircraft Make/Model: SMART CP 301 Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EJ22 Accident Cause: the failure of the alternator/electrical system, and subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight over wooded terrain. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 04/11/95 NTSB Accident ID: MIA95LA104 NTBS File No.: 6002 Aircraft Make/Model: HASELOH, D. W. RAF 2000 GT Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EJ 22 Accident Cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO VIBRATION FAILURE OF A 14-GAUGE ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE IGNITION COIL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM BY DESIGN PERSONNEL, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 09/02/95 NTSB Accident ID: CHI95LA304 NTBS File No.: 649 Aircraft Make/Model: KEVIN NASER RENEGADE SPIRI Engine Make/Model: SUBARU EA81 Accident Cause: the reason for the loss of engine power was undetermined. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/01/91 NTSB Accident ID: NYC91DFJ01 NTBS File No.: 2223 Aircraft Make/Model: STERNS STERNS LONGSTER Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 07 Accident Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/17/93 NTSB Accident ID: SEA93LA156 NTBS File No.: 1494 Aircraft Make/Model: STARK RAND KR-2 Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 2100 CC Accident Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE IMPROPERLY MODIFIED MAGNETO AND LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BY THE PIC WHILE MANEUVERING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 09/17/93 NTSB Accident ID: ATL93LA160 NTBS File No.: 2089 Aircraft Make/Model: CORNWELL KR-2 Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 1915CC Accident Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ON FINAL APPROACH. FACTORS WERE, THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT'S DEFECTIVE DISTANT VISION. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 05/17/94 NTSB Accident ID: MIA94LA143 NTBS File No.: 341 Aircraft Make/Model: AEROSPORT INC. SCAMP WT Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 1834 CC TYPE1 Accident Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS) WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (INADVERTENT STALL) AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 06/19/94 NTSB Accident ID: ATL94LA123 NTBS File No.: 878 Aircraft Make/Model: MARVIN E. EUBANKS VP-1 Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN Model Unk/Nr Accident Cause: The loss of engine power for unknown reasons, and the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the emergency landing. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 08/11/94 NTSB Accident ID: MIA94LA194 NTBS File No.: 1354 Aircraft Make/Model: AEROSPORT QUAIL Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION Accident Cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE [OVERHAUL] OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 12/10/94 NTSB Accident ID: LAX95LA047 NTBS File No.: 1960 Aircraft Make/Model: BENSON B8M Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 1835 Accident Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the downwind turn and his resulting failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm. A factor in the accident was the lack of an airspeed indicator. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 01/18/95 NTSB Accident ID: ATL95LA042 NTBS File No.: 17 Aircraft Make/Model: MATTO KR-2A MODIFIED Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 1835 Accident Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER RETAINING BOLTS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER FROM THE ENGINE. THE RISING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/06/95 NTSB Accident ID: MIA95LA176 NTBS File No.: 280 Aircraft Make/Model: KASHPUREFF NIEUPORT II Engine Make/Model: VOLKSWAGEN 1835CC Accident Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT AFTER LIFT OFF RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL, UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, AND GROUND COLLISION. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 02/23/93 NTSB Accident ID: LAX93LA135 NTBS File No.: 456 Aircraft Make/Model: DOWNARD KR-1 Engine Make/Model: REVMASTER VW 2100 CC Accident Cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA AT THE TIME OF THE POWER INTERRUPTION. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 06/06/93 NTSB Accident ID: CHI93LA211 NTBS File No.: 315 Aircraft Make/Model: MONNETT SONERAI IIL Engine Make/Model: MONNETT AERO VW 2020 CC. Accident Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 03/05/94 NTSB Accident ID: CHI94DEP02 NTBS File No.: 733 Aircraft Make/Model: CORBY STARLET Model Unk/Nr Engine Make/Model: VW 1641 Accident Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ELEVATOR AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 07/10/94 NTSB Accident ID: SEA94LA177 NTBS File No.: 986 Aircraft Make/Model: DAY TEENY II Engine Make/Model: VW 1600-H0647117 Accident Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR TERRAIN. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR. ******************************************************************** Accident Date: 09/18/94 NTSB Accident ID: FTW94LA303 NTBS File No.: 1407 Aircraft Make/Model: HARRIS DRAGONFLY Engine Make/Model: MOSLER-VW 82DX Accident Cause: WAS FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS WERE THE JAMMED FLOAT IN THE FUEL SIGHT ********************************************************************