# Accident 19880809032359A: Amtrso ACRODUSTER2, Fond Du Lac, WI, August 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1988, 17:20 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7701° N, 88.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7701&lon=-88.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa Air Museum Foundation ACRO II (registry code 0564686, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-air-museum-foundation-acro-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO ACRODUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809032359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. BELEIVE UNINSULATED HEAT SOAKED FUEL LINE CAUSED VAPOR LOCK BLOCKING FUEL.

## 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 CHI88DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP09), Aug 9, 1988: Eaa Acro II (N9EA), Fond Du Lac, WI, 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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