Accident · 1989-05-20

NTSB case DEN89DQA01 · MCCOY BD-5 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCCOY BD-5 (N71HM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MC COY, HUGH M. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MC COY, HUGH M.

Probable cause

THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Source: NTSB case DEN89DQA01

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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