Russell Kent wrote:

Paul wrote:

NTSB Identification: NYC99LA141

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He estimated that the airplane had approximately 20 gallons of
fuel onboard when the engine lost power. The pilot stated that
he had acquired the engine from a "junk yard," and that it was
equipped with electronic ignition.

Notice he did not say "automotive junk yard".  Could this be a reclaimed
dinosaur engine?  :-)

Does anybody know what kind of "junk yard" engine this was?
I wonder why the NTSB does not ask what kind of engine it is.

Me, too.  I also wonder at the significance of saying the engine has
electronic ignition.  Does the reporter (or pilot) mean to implicate the
ignition?  Of course, this *is* a preliminary report.

Russell

 
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