# Accident 19910727030199A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Brodhead, WI, July 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1991, 15:39 local time
- Place: Brodhead, WI
- Airport: Brodhead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5955° N, 89.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRODHEAD (C37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5955&lon=-89.3813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14961) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: English PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 7040304, https://openairdocs.org/model/english-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Corvair GO-140 (registry code 18001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: AMTR CORVAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 29 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727030199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.CIRCLED TO LAND BUT STALLED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ERRODED AND BURNED VALVE. OIL ON IGNITER.

## 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 CHI91DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP11), Jul 27, 1991: English Pietenpol Aircamper (N14961), Brodhead, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: EROSION OF AN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N14961 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190905020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190905020729A), Sep 5, 2019: English PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (N14961), Glendo, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot began a wheel landing, touched down and on roll out pressed on the brakes to slow his speed. Pilot applied too much braking action and the aircraft nosed…

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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