# Accident 19960507047579A: Amtr COZY, Covington, TN, May 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5601° N, 89.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5601&lon=-89.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86LM-2003-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mussen Merle D COZY (registry code 05613MM, https://openairdocs.org/model/mussen-merle-d-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COZY
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960507047579A

## Narrative

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

(-16) POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A CLOGGED FUEL STRAINER WITH A SPONGE LIKE MATERIAL, SUBSTANCE UNKNOWN. SUSPECT DETERIORATION OF FUEL CELL. SAMPLE SENT TO LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. FOLLOW-UP REPORT WITH RESULTS OF ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW. ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. OFF FIELD LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ATL96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA085), May 7, 1996: Merle Musson Cozy (N86LM), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The clogged fuel strainer that resulted in an engine stoppage. A factor was the lack of a suitable 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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