# Accident 19870521082219A: Amtrta COOTAMPHIB1A, Franklin Grove, IL, May 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Franklin Grove, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8403° N, 89.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8403&lon=-89.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81KX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81KX-1994-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jauch Kenneth E COOT-AMPHIBIAN (registry code 957051Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/jauch-kenneth-e-coot-amphibian) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTA COOTAMPHIB1A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870521082219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT STALLED, WENT STRAIGHT DOWN STRIKING A SHED, WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 CHI87FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA132), May 21, 1987: Jauch Coot (N81KX), Franklin Grove, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N81KX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850826041329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826041329A), Aug 26, 1985: Amtrta COOTAMPHIB1A (N81KX), Mendota, IL, Destroyed. Low power on takeoff. Continued loss of power during 180. Landed short in bean field. Pilot left rag in air inlet.

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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