Kenneth B Hines NIEUPORT 28 N6165

Summary

On 1 June 2017 at about 00:20 local time, a Kenneth B Hines NIEUPORT 28 registered N6165 was involved in an accident near Boonville, Missouri, 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

1 June 2017 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Boonville, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Jesse Viertel Memorial (VER)

Coordinates

38.9467, -92.6828

Aircraft

Kenneth B Hines NIEUPORT 28

Registration

N6165

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boonville → Boonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA206

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to a compromised induction system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was attempting to take off on the experimental, amateur-built airplane's first flight. When the airplane was about 30-50 ft in the air, the engine experienced a partial loss of power and the pilot landed on the remaining runway. The airplane landed hard, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed several air leaks in the induction system, including the vacuum takeoff port cap on the carburetor and the rudder seal on the left induction manifold adapter. It is likely that the compromised induction system resulted in the partial loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.