2018 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1

2018 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1

In the video it looks like the structure breaks up just before it falls out of site.  Did the spar fail?  Hit a wire?  I can’t tell.  The news report says it’s auto engine failed. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 News2 News3 News4 News5 News6 | Rego’s Blog […]

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2012 – N718JT – Joe Tischler – Cozy III – Winslow, AZ – 1

2012 – N718JT – Joe Tischler – Cozy III – Winslow, AZ – 1

Apparently tried to takeoff with a rough-running engine and either ran off the end, or couldn’t get out of ground effect. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News | On July 11, 2012, about 1240 mountain standard time (MST), an experimental Bunch-Cozy Canard III, N718JT, impacted terrain during takeoff at Winslow, Arizona. […]

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2011 – N9699 – Kevin Carr – Cozy – Aurora, OR – 0

2011 – N9699 – Kevin Carr – Cozy – Aurora, OR – 0

Forced landing due to rough running engine, serious injuries.   | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 |   On September 11, 2010, about 1745 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Savage-Cozy, N9699, airplane, experienced a loss of engine power while in the traffic pattern, and the pilot attempted to land on […]

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2010 – N144TJ – Richard Huges – Cozy III – Pine Bluff, AR – 0

2010 – N144TJ – Richard Huges – Cozy III – Pine Bluff, AR – 0

Canopy came open in flight, landed off airport. The airplane was in cruise flight when the right-side hinged cockpit canopy suddenly opened to about a 90-degree up position. The pilot’s headset and several other loose items in the cockpit exited the airplane. The pilot subsequently experienced a “large vibration” in the engine. With the engine […]

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2010 – N68TF – Stephen James – Cozy IV – Las Vegas, NV – 0

2010 – N68TF – Stephen James – Cozy IV – Las Vegas, NV – 0

Deep stall accident due, apparently, to improper canard incidence. On April 16, 2010, at 0830 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Bibbee Cozy Mark (MK) IV, N68TF, collided with terrain near North Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot […]

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2008 – N637PS – Leonard Johnson – Cozy IV – Osceola, MO – 0

2008 – N637PS – Leonard Johnson – Cozy IV – Osceola, MO – 0

Forced landing after engine overheating. The private pilot was flying his homebuilt airplane on a cross-country flight at 5,500 feet mean sea level when he encountered some turbulence. The engine began to overheat and lose power and the pilot diverted to a nearby airport. The pilot could not make the runway and landed on a […]

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