Hoopes HUMMELBIRD N2227S

Summary

On 8 July 1993 at about 02:15 local time, a Hoopes HUMMELBIRD registered N2227S, operated by Hoopes, Todd C., was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, 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

8 July 1993 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.6495, -112.0097

Aircraft

Hoopes HUMMELBIRD

Registration

N2227S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hoopes, Todd C.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA93LA150

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 IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATION. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT LATER REPORTED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN THE WEB BETWEEN THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD JOURNALS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.