# Accident 19940926034829A: Overld SPORTTRAINER, Laporte, IN, September 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1994, 17:02 local time
- Place: Laporte, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5997° N, 86.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5997&lon=-86.7098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6881M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6881M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Simcox Norman SPORT TRAINER (registry code 0569187, https://openairdocs.org/model/simcox-norman-sport-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OVERLD SPORTTRAINER
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DET02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940926034829A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK. STALL MUSHED TO HARD GROUND IMPACT CLEARING TREES. POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 CHI94DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DET02), Sep 26, 1994: Simcox Sport Trainer (N6881M), Laporte, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH A KNOWN POWER DEFICIENCY. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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