Event MIA93LA054

1993-01-27 PLANTATION, Florida, United States Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N203CB

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT INC CHALLENGER II

Engine

ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20071116

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A19D5C

Registrant of record

LUPTOWSKI JOSEPH M

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N203CB North American T-28A Minor

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD MAIN BEARING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.

Factual narrative

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 2,200 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. A SHORT TIME LATER A POWER LOSS WAS NOTED AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED WITH THE POWER AVAILABLE AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A GOLF COURSE. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE MASTER ROD MAIN BEARING HAD FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_MIA93LA054.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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