SERS · PARRISH, PAUL SKY BOLT · 1992-06-02 · MEHOOPANY, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC92DHA03
Event ID
20001211X14945
Type
Accident
Date
1992-06-02
Location
MEHOOPANY, PA, USA
Coordinates
41.559345, -76.060668
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PARRISH, PAUL
Model
SKY BOLT
Registration
N261P
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED AND SPUN THE AIRPLANE AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN ENGINE VIBRATION CAUSED BY A BROKEN NUMBER 3 EXHAUST VALVE. THE EXHAUST VALVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.