Accident · 1998-05-15

NTSB case NYC98LA109 · Deberry MARQUART MA-5 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-05-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Deberry MARQUART MA-5 (N83MC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Failure of a fuel line fitting which led to an engine failure and fire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case NYC98LA109

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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