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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtraa Babyacec · Portsmouth, OH · July 23, 1996

Date: July 23, 1996 · 14:30 local
Place: Portsmouth, OH
Airport: Greater Portsmouth Reg Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75H
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD96LA121
Reported as: Amtraa Babyacec
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total

N75HRegistered now · Corben Baby Ace C-1S/N 1 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCorben Baby Ace C-1 Engine modelContinental C75-12Reciprocating

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What happened

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Lost power in pattern. Hit embankment landing. Claims taxi test newly purchased. Airborne due gust. Sludge in fuel. (-23) contaminating fuel tank & system resulted in power loss. Aircraft substantially damaged, minor injuries to PIC. Aircraft had been rebuilt after years of inactivity, and only accumulated ground run time on a new engine, a modified v.w powerplant, which ran on auto fuel. Fuel appeared to be contaminated with water & other unknown substance. PIC did not possess a current & valid pilot's certificate.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. HIT EMBANKMENT LANDING. CLAIMS TAXI TEST NEWLY PURCHASED. AIRBORNE DUE GUST. SLUDGE IN FUEL. (-23) CONTAMINATING FUEL TANK & SYSTEM RESULTED IN POWER LOSS. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, MINOR INJURIES TO PIC. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REBUILT AFTER YEARS OF INACTIVITY, AND ONLY ACCUMULATED GROUND RUN TIME ON A NEW ENGINE, A MODIFIED V.W POWERPLANT, WHICH RAN ON AUTO FUEL. FUEL APPEARED TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER & OTHER UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. PIC DID NOT POSSESS A CURRENT & VALID PILOT'S CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD96LA121Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPortsmouth, OHthe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power during the initial climb out. A related factor was the rising terrain encountered during the forced landing.Jul 23, 1996 · Substantial damage