# Accident 19920701023589A: Amtr ACROJET SPEC, Earlham, IA, July 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1992, 20:40 local time
- Place: Earlham, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4900° N, 94.1195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4900&lon=-94.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Resnik Bernard W ACRO-SPECIAL (registry code 05655DX, https://openairdocs.org/model/resnik-bernard-w-acro-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC-176-C2 (registry code 27049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac-176-c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROJET SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701023589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI92DCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD07), Jul 2, 1992: Bernard W. Resnik ACRO-SPECIAL (N79WA), Earlham, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF TOTAL ENGINE POWER WHEN A FAILED FLAPPER VALVE IN THE AIR BOX BLOCKED THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH THE CARBURETOR THROAT.

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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