# Incident 19910516031669I: Chris A1, Elk Mountain, WY, May 16, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1991, 17:25 local time
- Place: Elk Mountain, WY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 106.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Mountain, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-106.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2879T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2879T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,013 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516031669I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. CARBURETOR HEAT DOOR HAD DETACHED FROM MOUNT. LODGED IN THE AIR INLET.

## Other reports on N2879T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080628839319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628839319I), Jun 28, 2008: Chris A1 (N2879T), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman entered a right downwind for runway 25 at Rock Creek Airport (99C0) after observing the windsock and blowing dust patterns that he states were…
- [Incident 20000415001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000415001819I), Apr 15, 2000: Chris A1 (N2879T), Hanksville, UT, Minor damage. (-23) During taxi at old mining strip the aircraft hit a soft spot and at the same time a gust of wind picked up the tail of the aircraft, standing it on its…

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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