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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Acrojet Spec · Earlham, IA · July 1, 1992

Date
July 1, 1992 · 20:40 local
Place
Earlham, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92DCD07
Reported as
Amtr Acrojet Spec
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
357 total4 in this make and model17 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 lost power on climbout. Clipped tree tops and crashed. Carburetor airbox valve weld broke. Blocked inlet.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CLIPPED TREE TOPS AND CRASHED. CARBURETOR AIRBOX VALVE WELD BROKE. BLOCKED INLET.

NTSB investigation

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