Aviation accident NYC00LA233

Name: aviation accident: Grooms TITAN TORNADO near LIBERTYTOWN (2000-08-20)
Start: 2000-08-20
Location: LIBERTYTOWN, MD, USA

SERS · Grooms TITAN TORNADO · 2000-08-20 · LIBERTYTOWN, MD, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC00LA233
Event ID: 20001212X21842
Type: Accident
Date: 2000-08-20
Location: LIBERTYTOWN, MD, USA
Coordinates: 39.47919, -77.250297

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Grooms
Model: TITAN TORNADO
Registration: N61246
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

An engine seizure due to improper reconditioning of piston/cylinder after a previous seizure. A factor was the unsuitable terrain, to which, the forced landing was made.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown