Aviation accident WPR19LA108

Name: aviation accident: Europa XS near Winters (2019-04-13)
Start: 2019-04-13
Location: Winters, CA, USA

SERS · Europa XS · 2019-04-13 · Winters, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR19LA108
Event ID: 20190414X84852
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-04-13
Location: Winters, CA, USA
Coordinates: 38.553333, -121.866668

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: Europa
Model: XS
Registration: N120EJ
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly install a wrist pin circlip, which resulted in internal damage to the No. 5 cylinder and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown