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.
Narrative: the aircraft departed to the north to avoid powerlines and uphill grade. After lift off, the aircraft could not maintain altitude and came to rest off airport with damage to the left trailing edge wing tip. Investigation revealed carburetor heat box was broken, allowing hot air to leak into the carburetor, causing a loss of engine power.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE NORTH TO AVOID POWERLINES AND UPHILL GRADE. AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CAME TO REST OFF AIRPORT WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE WING TIP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CARBURETOR HEAT BOX WAS BROKEN, ALLOWING HOT AIR TO LEAK INTO THE CARBURETOR, CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Other reports on N149RA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.