19890105000409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1C · Richmond, IN · January 5, 1989

Date
January 5, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Richmond, IN
Airport
Richmond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39000
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DEX03
Reported as
Gulstm AA1C
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,230 total143 in this make and model5 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 roughened and slowly lost power on takeoff. Crash landed in plowed field. Conditions good for carb icing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE ROUGHENED AND SLOWLY LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICING.

NTSB investigation

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