Accident · 1999-03-20

NTSB case NYC99FA078 · DELEEUW SPRINT 1000 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-03-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: DELEEUW SPRINT 1000 (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control, which resulted in an unintentional stall/spin after an engine failure. A factor in the accident was the engine failure, which occurred when the magneto piston seized within the cylinder sleeve during an overtemp event.

Source: NTSB case NYC99FA078

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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