Plane Crash List

Mikoyan MIG-15BIS N15PE

16 July 2003 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 July 2003 at about 21:00 local time, a Mikoyan MIG-15BIS registered N15PE was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, 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 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Adams Field (LIT)
Coordinates
34.7294, -92.2242
Aircraft
Mikoyan MIG-15BIS
Registration
N15PE
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Little Rock → Bloomington
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW03LA187

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The vintage airplane overran the departure end of the runway during an aborted takeoff following a loss of engine power. The 12,450-hour pilot stated that right after rotation, while the airplane was about 10 feet off the runway, the airplane "shook" and the engine lost power. The aircraft subsequently settled back into the runway; however, the pilot was not able to stop the airplane in the 1,000 feet of runway remaining. A tower controller reported seeing a "puff of smoke" coming from the engine about the time the airplane became airborne. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, impacted the perimeter fence, and came to rest in a field. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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