# Accident 19900119053409A: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Lakes Wales, FL, January 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lakes Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9007° N, 81.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9007&lon=-81.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661AB-2005-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Biagi Arthur R BUCCANEER II XA650 (registry code 9570850, https://openairdocs.org/model/biagi-arthur-r-buccaneer-ii-xa650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119053409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA059), Jan 19, 1990: Biagi, Arthur R. Buccaneer II XA650 (N661AB), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A HOLE THAT CHAFED IN A FUEL LINE ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE.

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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