# Accident 19920830033929A: Amtrai POBERPIXIE, Cumberland, MD, August 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Airport: Mexico Farms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6060° N, 78.7605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEXICO FARMS (1W3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6060&lon=-78.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103WK-1994-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keiling William C POBER PIXIE (registry code 0564222, https://openairdocs.org/model/keiling-william-c-pober-pixie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI POBERPIXIE
- Reported engine: AMTRVW HAPI60EVOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,097 total, 7 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920830033929A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. NOSED UP AND STALLED. RUST WATER AND DEBRIS IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC92LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA184), Aug 30, 1992: William C. Keiling Prober Pixie (N103WK), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETECT THE RUST PARTICLES AND WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM…

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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