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Aviation accident ERA17LA247
NONE · AEROPRAKT A 20 VISTA CRUISER · 2017-07-17 · Shirley, NY, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA17LA247- Event ID
20170716X21221- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-07-17
- Location
- Shirley, NY, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.821945, -72.866943
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- AEROPRAKT
- Model
- A 20 VISTA CRUISER
- Registration
- N55US
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent activation of the engine's choke control during a downdraft encounter, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown