Cessna 201A N6615X
21 December 1986 · Scotias, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1986 at about 18:11 local time, a Cessna 201A registered N6615X, operated by Michael Harris, was involved in an accident near Scotias, New York, 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 18:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scotias, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.8799, -73.9809
- Aircraft
- Cessna 201A
- Registration
- N6615X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael Harris
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Scotia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA051
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
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED AND THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A SWAMPY AREA OFF THE ARPT WHEN THE FIELD COULD NOT BE REACHED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FAILURES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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