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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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