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Arrow ARROW SPORT N853H

20 August 1983 · Red Oak, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 August 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Arrow ARROW SPORT registered N853H was involved in an accident near Red Oak, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Red Oak, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
41.0104, -95.2194
Aircraft
Arrow ARROW SPORT
Registration
N853H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Creston → Cozad
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC83LA197

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

DURING FLT, THERE WAS A PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF ENG POWER. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE ARPT & MADE A CRASH LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FLD. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #4 CYLINDER FAILED IN THE AREA OF THE EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER BOX.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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