19891028043559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Van Buren, OH · October 28, 1989

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Date: October 28, 1989 · 17:45 local
Place: Van Buren, OH
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4JE
Reported as: Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total11 in this make and model

N4JERegistered now · Eickmeier John L PITTS SPECIAL S1CS/N JLE-001 · Built 1989 Airframe modelEickmeier John L PITTS SPECIAL S1C Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed off airport. Found jet tube in carburetor throat was loose.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND JET TUBE IN CARBURETOR THROAT WAS LOOSE.