# Accident 19890906033929A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Horatio, AR, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Horatio, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9297° N, 94.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9297&lon=-94.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10GF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10GF-2010-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pietenpol AIR CAMPER B4A (registry code 70401QL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-air-camper-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. DAMAGED HOMEBUILT ON FORCED LANDING. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 MKC89LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA192), Sep 6, 1989: Pietenpol AIR Camper B4A (N10GF), Horatio, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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