# Accident 19920604019369A: Coaire 3C3, Grain Valley, MO, June 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9992° N, 94.2008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9992&lon=-94.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Command-Aire 3C-3 (registry code 2350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/command-aire-3c-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COAIRE 3C3
- Reported engine: WRIGHT OX5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604019369A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED TREES ON RISING TERRAIN.CARB CHOKE PLATES TUCK NEAR CLOSED DUE KINK IN CHOKE CABLE

## 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 CHI92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA162), Jun 4, 1992: Commander C3C (N136E), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE JAMMED (KINKED) CHOKE PLATE CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED POWER AND COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN.

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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