19930419009659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Glasair · Zephyrhills, FL · April 19, 1993

Date
April 19, 1993 · 16:57 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N540PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA105
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1K5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,732 total50 in this make and model46 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.

Lost power on climbout. Struck trees. Had prior engine roughness. Cleaned nozzles and filter. Still contaminated.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES. HAD PRIOR ENGINE ROUGHNESS. CLEANED NOZZLES AND FILTER. STILL CONTAMINATED.

NTSB investigation

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