# Accident 19810224005829A: Amtr F4U4, Blue Earth, MN, February 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1981, 17:35 local time
- Place: Blue Earth, MN
- Airport: Blue Earth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5954° N, 94.0929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE EARTH MUNI (SBU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5954&lon=-94.0929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR F4U4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 51 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DER19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810224005829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INTERMITTENT ENGINE, STRUCK WIRES WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT. ENGINE CHECKED OKAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81DER19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER19), Feb 24, 1981: War Corsair (N246S), Blue Earth, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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