Roth Frank Ronald AVID AIRCRAFT N246ML
22 October 2023 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 2023 at about 13:35 local time, a Roth Frank Ronald AVID AIRCRAFT registered N246ML was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, 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 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Ranch Airport (TN98)
- Coordinates
- 35.9007, -83.9627
- Aircraft
- Roth Frank Ronald AVID AIRCRAFT
- Registration
- N246ML
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1996
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA24LA018
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 seized piston in the power take-off cylinder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he had completed a preflight inspection and engine run-up with no anomalies noted. Shortly after takeoff, during the initial climb when the airplane was about 400 ft above the ground level (agl), the engine suddenly lost all power. The pilot elected to land straight ahead on a riverbank. During the landing, the airplane struck trees and a metal fence before coming to rest in the river, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and the fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane’s two-stroke engine was conducted by the pilot. The pilot reported that the piston in the power take-off cylinder (PTO) had seized.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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