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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12D · Custer Park, IL · August 21, 1993

Date
August 21, 1993 · 08:25 local
Place
Custer Park, IL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5486M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA333
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on takeoff. Unable clear obstacles. Spun into field to avoid same. Fuel system blocked by polystyrene.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE CLEAR OBSTACLES. SPUN INTO FIELD TO AVOID SAME. FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKED BY POLYSTYRENE.

NTSB investigation

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