Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA84FA020

INKOM, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N49842

JODEL-BERNIER JODEL F-11

Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE IN CRUISE FLT. IT STARTED AND STOPPED AND STARTED A 2ND TIME BUT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN FLT. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD A HAYFIELDFOR LANDING. THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THINKING HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE HE DID NOT TRY A RESTART. AS HE CAME OVER A BLUFFTHE ACFT DROPPED AND HIT THE GROUND BEFORE REACHING THE FIELD. THE ACFT LANDED IN AN AREA OF ROUGHNESS AND OBSTRUCTIONS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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