Accident · 2005-05-21

NTSB case MIA05LA107 · C.W. Smith Rans S6 Coyote II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: C.W. Smith Rans S6 Coyote II (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Galling of the front piston and cylinder of the Rotax 503 2-stroke engine, consistent with the engine running hot and lean for undetermined reasons, resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing.

Source: NTSB case MIA05LA107

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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