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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC120 · Spirit Lake, IA · June 16, 1991

Date
June 16, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place
Spirit Lake, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9008X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA193
Reported as
Cessna STC120
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total15 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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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. Nosed over in tall grass on forced landing. No defects found. Caburetor icing prevelant.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN TALL GRASS ON FORCED LANDING. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CABURETOR ICING PREVELANT.

NTSB investigation

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