Jordan Henry J ACEY DEUCY P70 N597HJ

Summary

On 5 July 1984 at about 20:00 local time, a Jordan Henry J ACEY DEUCY P70 registered N597HJ was involved in an accident near Holly, Michigan, 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.

Date

5 July 1984 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Holly, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.7902, -83.6197

Aircraft

Jordan Henry J ACEY DEUCY P70

Registration

N597HJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pontiac → Detroit

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA281

Nobody was 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

WHILE FLYING OVER A WOODED TERRAIN, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT SELECTED AN AREA WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TREES FOR A FORCED LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A TREE & PLANE CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD COME LOOSE & JAMMED BETWEEN THE RING GEAR & THE STARTER HOUSING, THUS STOPPING THEENG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.