Accident · 1995-05-16

NTSB case NYC95LA110 · HIGHCRAFT BUCCANEER II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-05-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: HIGHCRAFT BUCCANEER II (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to the seizure of the number one cylinder pistion and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

Source: NTSB case NYC95LA110

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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