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NYC91DGT02

1991-05-05 · WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport NONE

N94MW has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ZENITH STOL CH 701, built 2020), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

AN ENGINE SEIZURE AS THE RESULT OF OVERHEATING.

Factual narrative

THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A HEAVILY WOODED RAVINE AFTER ITS ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE FAA REPORTED THAT 'THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS SCORED' AND THE 'ENGINE SEIZED AFTER IT OVERHEATED.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC91DGT02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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