# Accident 19940731019799A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP, North Canaan, CT, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 12:45 local time
- Place: North Canaan, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0223° N, 73.2936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of North Canaan, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0223&lon=-73.2936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35AE-2015-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa Biplane P (registry code 33601H1, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-biplane-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731019799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. WATER IN FUEL. FUEL TANK DESIGN NOT USUAL DRAIN METHOD.

## 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 NYC94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA142), Jul 31, 1994: Arthur Chase EAA Biplane (N35AE), North Canaan, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect water contaminated fuel and which resulted in a loss of engine power. The inadequately designed fuel drain system was also a cause.

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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