> > > > Tracy wrote:

 > >
 > > > You
 > > > > probably will not find any NTSB record of an aircraft accident
 involving a
 > > > > 135 HP V4 Evenrude in 1985 but I had a "front row seat" for that one
 :-)

 > > Was that a rotorcraft Tracy?
 > >
 > > Hans

 >No, it was a fixed wing aircraft of my own design.  The engine failure was
 the primary cause of the accident but a contributing factor was that the
 airplane had almost no pitch control in the engine out condition.  Makes
 landing a real bear.

 Tracy Crook
 tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
 www.rotaryaviation.com

Alfonso Lebron-Berges wrote:

Was that engine too far away from the center line? Above the wing?

Alfonso Lebron-Berges

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