Franklin-Sullivan Technologies FS 1 N4246R
7 October 1992 · Littletown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1992 at about 20:30 local time, a Franklin-Sullivan Technologies FS 1 registered N4246R, operated by Franklin Sullivan Technologies, was involved in an accident near Littletown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Littletown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Prokopovitsh Farm (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 39.7393, -77.0806
- Aircraft
- Franklin-Sullivan Technologies FS 1
- Registration
- N4246R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Franklin Sullivan Technologies
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC93LA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE ALTITUDE DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A TREE STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT TEST WHICH CALLED FOR AN UNPOWERED DESCENT. THE APPROACH WAS INITIATED WITH BOTH ENGINES SHUT OFF. INITIALLY THE PILOT WAS HIGH ON FINAL AND 'S' TURNED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE. DURING THE LAST 'S' TURN HE NOTICED HE WAS TOO LOW AND STRUCK A TREE JUST SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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