# Accident 19910427012799A: Curtis TRVAIR2000, Homestead, FL, April 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1991, 07:15 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Richards Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.2700° N, 80.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2700&lon=-80.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1572, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1572) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air Mfg 2000 (registry code 2621606, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-mfg-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR2000
- Reported engine: WRIGHT OX5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 13 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427012799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES AND PORCH ON FORCED LANDING. CARB ICING FACTOR. NOT EQUIPPED CARB HEAT.

## 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 MIA91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA127), Apr 27, 1991: Travel Air 2000 (N1572), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ON GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING AT A LOW POWER SETTING (GLIDE POWER), AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER RECOGNIZING THAT THE…

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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