19871219070659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrhi HA1112 · Harlingen, TX · December 19, 1987

Date
December 19, 1987 · 10:33 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Airport
Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8575
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88DRG04
Reported as
Amtrhi HA1112
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce DART529
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total8 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on climbout due to carburetor float delamination. Aircraft stalled. Drugs found in pilots blood.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO CARBURETOR FLOAT DELAMINATION.AIRCRAFT STALLED. DRUGS FOUND IN PILOTS BLOOD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.