# Accident 19890728029169A: Airpts A9, Cartwright, ND, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Cartwright, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WMOG
- Location: 47.8602° N, 103.9305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8602&lon=-103.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8246H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8246H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,548 total, 400 in this make and model, 415 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728029169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER BACKFIRING. CRASHED ON LANDING. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR SET TOO RICH AND OR CARB ICING.AUTO FUEL USED

## 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 DEN89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA181), Jul 28, 1989: Callair A-9 (N8246H), Cartwright, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CARBURETOR WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RICH FUEL-AIR MIXTURE. THIS REQUIRED A FORCED LANDING IN AN AREA WHERE NO SUITABLE TERRAIN EXISTED.

## Other reports on N8246H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800424013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424013249A), Apr 24, 1980: Airpts A9 (N8246H), Bloomfield, MT, Substantial damage. Ran one fuel tank dry. Failed to select other full tank. Stalled aircraft trying for emergency landing.

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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