Cashen SUPER ACRO SPORT N61SC

Summary

On 16 July 2019 at about 23:45 local time, a Cashen SUPER ACRO SPORT registered N61SC was involved in an accident near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2019 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Detroit Lakes-Wething Field (DTL)

Coordinates

46.8331, -95.8939

Aircraft

Cashen SUPER ACRO SPORT

Registration

N61SC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit Lakes → Detroit Lakes

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA226

1 person had minor injuries.

An open circuit in the engine's electrical switch box, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a local flight to ensure that the airplane was operating normally for an upcoming trip. While returning to the airport, the engine experienced a loss of power and the airplane was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a corn field, during which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot later examined the engine and determined that one of the engine's electrical switch boxes had an open circuit, which prevented electrical charge from reaching the cylinder Nos. 1, 3, and 5 spark plugs. The other switch box, which provided charge to the Nos. 2, 4, and 6 spark plugs, operated normally. It is likely that the loss of engine power was the result of the open circuit and subsequent lack of ignition to three cylinders.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.