# Accident 19910828037219A: Waco YMF, Jamestown, RI, August 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1991, 18:55 local time
- Place: Jamestown, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4970° N, 71.3673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4970&lon=-71.3673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037219A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE BEGAN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. ENGINE CAUGHT BUT WAS TOO LOW. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICE. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 NYC91LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA217), Aug 28, 1991: Waco YMF-5 (N44JS), Jamestown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN CARBURETOR ICE FORMATION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND A FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

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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