Aviation Accident Summary SEA86LA128

ODESSA, WA, USA

Aircraft #1

N4945X

AYRES S-2R

Analysis

A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE RISING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE LANDING GEAR THEN COLLAPSED DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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