Black Donald COZY III N904DB

Summary

On 17 February 2018 at about 22:00 local time, a Black Donald COZY III registered N904DB was involved in an accident near Los Lunas, New Mexico, 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

17 February 2018 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Mid Valley Airpark (E98)

Coordinates

34.7611, -106.7450

Aircraft

Black Donald COZY III

Registration

N904DB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Lunas → Los Lunas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA117

Nobody was injured.

The seizure of the propeller gearbox for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After an uneventful 1-hour personal flight in the experimental amateur-built airplane, the pilot was setting up for an approach to the airport when the propeller seized. The pilot attempted to land at the airport but slightly overshot the runway. The landing gear sheared upon touchdown, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and center fuselage section. Examination of the airplane revealed that the propeller gearbox was seized. Examination of the gearbox did not reveal any obvious reason for the seizure. The airplane and engine had been operated about 13.4 total hours since its initial airworthiness certificate was issued about 6 years before the accident. The reason for the gearbox seizure could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.