Reindl CGS HAWK A N3963W

Summary

On 5 October 2001 at about 00:00 local time, a Reindl CGS HAWK A registered N3963W was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 October 2001 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fayetteville, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

39.1790, -83.9303

Aircraft

Reindl CGS HAWK A

Registration

N3963W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fayetteville → Fayetteville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02LA005

1 person was seriously injured.

The owner/mechanic's inadequate annual inspection. A factor related to the accident was the rotted fuel line which separated from it's connection at the fuel pump.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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After departing from a private airstrip, the pilot climbed to traffic pattern altitude. At altitude, he encountered gusting wind conditions and elected to land. On the base leg of the approach, the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to an up-sloping field, where the airplane touched down hard, and came to rest upright. Inspection of the engine revealed that a thin rubber line, which was connected from the engine driven vacuum pump to the pneumatic fuel pump, was dry rotted and broken off from it's connection at the pneumatic fuel pump. The pilot had completed an annual inspection of the airplane prior to the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.