Shorey Timothy A PRECEPTOR STOL KING N919WP
7 July 2012 · North Pole, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2012 at about 17:20 local time, a Shorey Timothy A PRECEPTOR STOL KING registered N919WP, operated by Shorey Ruby MAE, was involved in an accident near North Pole, Alaska, 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 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Pole, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakloey Air Park (AK22)
- Coordinates
- 64.8181, -147.5378
- Aircraft
- Shorey Timothy A PRECEPTOR STOL KING
- Registration
- N919WP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shorey Ruby MAE
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Pole → North Pole
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC12LA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to a binding drive belt while in the airport traffic pattern.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that she was on a postproduction check flight of a recently completed experimental homebuilt airplane. She said that while on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern, the engine sputtered, the cylinder head and exhaust gas temperatures began to rise, and the engine lost power. During the subsequent emergency descent, the airplane struck a power pole and power lines, and then flipped and impacted the ground tail first. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that one of the two drive belts for the gear reduction drive had fallen off of the pulley and showed evidence of binding.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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