19890325004669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · La Porte, TX · March 25, 1989

Date
March 25, 1989 · 10:12 local
Place
La Porte, TX
Airport
La Porte Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9763N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DRA03
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total10 in this make and model

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What happened

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Engine quit on climbout. Autorotated into a field with vertical hard impact. Possible carb ice. No carburetor heat.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. AUTOROTATED INTO A FIELD WITH VERTICAL HARD IMPACT. POSSIBLE CARB ICE. NO CARBURETOR HEAT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9763N · 1

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