19881008045719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 · Coldwater, MI · October 8, 1988

Date
October 8, 1988 · 14:48 local
Place
Coldwater, MI
Airport
Branch County Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N131JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DET01
Reported as
Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1500VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
122 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 in pattern. Pilot tried to stretch glide and stalled. Carburetor icing factor. No carburetor heat

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER IN PATTERN. PILOT TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE AND STALLED. CARBURETOR ICING FACTOR. NO CARBURETOR HEAT

NTSB investigation

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