ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227232
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 2019 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Super Acro Sport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N61SC |
| MSN: | 572 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Mercury 2.5 V6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL), Detroit Lakes, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Detroit Lakes Municipal Airport, MN (DTL/KDTL) |
| Detroit Lakes Municipal Airport, MN (DTL/KDTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a local flight to ensure that the airplane was operating normally for an upcoming trip. While returning to the airport, the engine experienced a loss of power and the airplane was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a corn field, during which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
The pilot later examined the engine and determined that one of the engine's electrical switch boxes had an open circuit, which prevented electrical charge from reaching the cylinder Nos. 1, 3, and 5 spark plugs. The other switch box, which provided charge to the Nos. 2, 4, and 6 spark plugs, operated normally. It is likely that the loss of engine power was the result of the open circuit and subsequent lack of ignition to three cylinders.
Probable Cause: An open circuit in the engine's electrical switch box, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=61SC
NTSB CEN19LA226
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2019 04:07 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Jul-2019 19:51 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2021 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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