# Accident 19960723036239A: Amtraa BABYACEC, Portsmouth, OH, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Portsmouth, OH
- Airport: Greater Portsmouth Reg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7491° N, 82.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7491&lon=-82.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Corben Baby Ace C-1 (registry code 00301SF, https://openairdocs.org/model/corben-baby-ace-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C75-12 (registry code 17108, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c75-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA BABYACEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723036239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 IAD96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA121), Jul 23, 1996: Corben Baby Ace C-1 (N75H), Portsmouth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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