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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Millera · Lake City, MI · June 10, 1988

Date
June 10, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Lake City, MI
Airport
Home Acres Sky Ranch
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5574A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DEM06
Reported as
Amtr Millera
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,467 total22 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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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 final. Plane hit trees before main impact. Found throttle linkage disconnected at carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL. PLANE HIT TREES BEFORE MAIN IMPACT. FOUND THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED AT CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

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