# Accident 19950624032879A: Amtraa BABYACEC, Palmer, MA, June 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, MA
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2233° N, 72.3114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Metropolitan Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2233&lon=-72.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88856, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88856-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pincince Norman T CORBEN BABY ACE C (registry code 05626K7, https://openairdocs.org/model/pincince-norman-t-corben-baby-ace-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA BABYACEC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 934 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624032879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ONE WHEEL OFF RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED. NOSED OVER. REPORTED FOREIGN MATTER CARB BOWL.

## 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 NYC95LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA177), Jun 24, 1995: Pincince Corbin Baby ACE (N88856), Palmer, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: contamination in the carburetor which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power and forced landing.

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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