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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrad Buccaneer · Lakes Wales, FL · January 19, 1990

Date
January 19, 1990 · 16:45 local
Place
Lakes Wales, FL
Airport
Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N661AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA059
Reported as
Amtrad Buccaneer
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Force landed in trees. Fuel line 0N suction side of fuel filter had chafed hole.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN TREES. FUEL LINE 0N SUCTION SIDE OF FUEL FILTER HAD CHAFED HOLE.

NTSB investigation

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