# Accident 19910601018519A: Amtr FIREBOLT, Chicago/Schaumb, IL, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/Schaumb, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9939° N, 88.1397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9939&lon=-88.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123CR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIREBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN A POND AND NOSED OVER. FUEL VENT NOT MADE PROPERLY AS DIRECTED BY KIT MAKER.

## 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 CHI91DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE05), Jun 1, 1991: Charles Raucci, JR. Firebolt (N123CR), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT FOLLOWING THE SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL TANK VENT.

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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