Walters KOLB MARK III N456GW

Summary

On 9 November 2003 at about 15:10 local time, a Walters KOLB MARK III registered N456GW was involved in an accident near Ashtabula, Ohio, 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.

Date

9 November 2003 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

41.8347, -80.8747

Aircraft

Walters KOLB MARK III

Registration

N456GW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashtabula → Ashtabula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA029

Nobody was injured.

A power loss for undetermined reason(s).

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on approach, in his homebuilt airplane, with an non-certificated engine. On final approach, about 600 feet agl, he experienced a power loss. He turned the airplane and performed a forced landing in an area with brush and small trees. Examination of the engine found the spark plugs lightly sooted, with heavier soot deposits on the piston heads. Compression was found in all cylinders, and fuel filter was absent of debris. The engine test run was test with no problems noted. The engine was not equipped with either carburetor heat or a mixture control. The relative humidity was 44 percent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.