Crook M-1 N8534Y

Summary

On 13 March 1982 at about 13:30 local time, a Crook M-1 registered N8534Y, operated by E T Cook, was involved in an accident near Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 1982 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Torii

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Crook M-1

Registration

N8534Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

E T Cook

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tarpon Springs → Tarpon Springs

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA82FLD17

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE FIRST TRIED TO START THE ENGINE BEFORE TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A LACK OF IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT START. HE FOUND MOISTURE IN THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP, DRIED IT OUT, CLEANED THE POINTS, AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY. BEFORE TAKING OFF, HE WARMED THE ENGINE AND GAVE IT A TEST RUN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL CLIMB, THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER LOSS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WITH A WINDMILLING PROPELLER, HE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE BACK TO THE AIRPORT. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR OVER A HOUSE. HE STATED THERE WAS A LACK OF ELEVATOR CONTROL AT 60 MPH WITH A WINDMILLING PUSHER PROPELLER. THIS WAS WELL ABOVE THE STALL SPEED OF 32 MPH. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. HOWEVER, DAMAGE PREVENTED A THROUGH CHECK OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.