Hodge EXPRESS N410MP

Summary

On 16 February 2006 at about 23:15 local time, a Hodge EXPRESS registered N410MP was involved in an accident near Tyler, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 February 2006 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyler, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Tyler Pounds Field (TYR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hodge EXPRESS

Registration

N410MP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring City → Tyler

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06LA071

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

An experimental four-place, fixed tricycle gear, single-engine, low-wing airplane, was destroyed during a forced landing, following a loss of engine power. The accident flight occurred when the new owner, who had just purchased the airplane, was ferrying the airplane from the previous owner's airstrip, to his residence on the west coast. During the approach to the airport, the 3,125-hour pilot reduced engine power and the engine lost power. The pilot tried emergency starting procedures with no success. A pilot rated passenger then switched fuel tanks and turned on the electric fuel boost pump. The engine "revved up", but then lost power again. An engine inspection was conducted. The engine had sustained minimum impact damage during the accident. The fuel pump and manifold valve appeared normal. The magnetos produced sparks at all terminals. The sparkplugs had normal wear when compared to the Champion Check-A-Plugs comparison card. Additionally, they had light gray deposits in the electrode area. No abnormalities were found, and a reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. Additionally, the airplane was equipped with an engine monitor. The monitor recorded and stored various engine parameters from several flights. Information from the engine monitor, failed to show any abnormalities with the engine operation.

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