Event NYC93LA123

1993-06-20 LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, United States Airport · LOU Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1698J

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

STODDARD HAMILTON GLASAIR II S

Year of manufacture

2000

Engine

LYCOMING I0-360-B1E (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20000613

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A11696

Registrant of record

FASTGLASS AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1698J Piper PA-28-140 Minor

Probable cause & findings

A PARTIAL POWER LOSS OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN WHILE OPERATING OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD CONDUCTED 4 TOUCH AND GO'S SUCCESSFULLY. ON THE 5TH TAKEOFF, AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE ENGINE WHICH HAD BEEN OPERATING ON AUTO GAS FOR THE PREVIOUS 200 HOURS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_NYC93LA123.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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