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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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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2008 – N500K – James Marshall – Cozy IV – Midlothian, TX – 1

2008 – N500K – James Marshall – Cozy IV – Midlothian, TX – 1

Controlled flight into a rock quarry. The experimental airplane flew through a 100 foot deep rock quarry at high speed at an estimated altitude of 20 to 30 feet above ground level. One witness said he waved at the airplane as it flew directly toward him then banked away from his bulldozer and pitched up […]

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2008 – N14GG – Gerald P. Garrett – Cozy IV – Jekyll Island, GA – 1

2008 – N14GG – Gerald P. Garrett – Cozy IV – Jekyll Island, GA – 1

Jet Cozy, controlled crash into ocean, unexplained. A witness saw the amateur-built airplane flying parallel to a beach and thought that the engine sounded unusual. He did not observe anything else abnormal about the flight. Examination of the airplane revealed that it had impacted the water in a landing attitude, with the wings level. The […]

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2006 – N337DS – Bill Oertel – AeroCanard – Chandler, AZ – 0

2006 – N337DS – Bill Oertel – AeroCanard – Chandler, AZ – 0

Bill’s loss of power accident was apparently caused by the failure to replace a fuel cap after refueling at Chandler.  See the write up below. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 |   Bill Oertel Friends, Because so many of you are asking me questions, because there really are safety […]

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