# Accident 19940625016799A: Mueller William C Q2, Utica, NE, June 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Utica, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8909° N, 97.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8909&lon=-97.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524WM-1995-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mueller William C Q2 (registry code 05645J4, https://openairdocs.org/model/mueller-william-c-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. CUT HAND TRYING TO EGRESS. CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK.

## 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 CHI94DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCJ02), Jun 25, 1994: Mueller Q2 (N524WM), Utica, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE HIGH VEGETATION AT THE LANDING SITE.

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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