# Incident 19970315009669I: Amtr PULSAR, Kankakee, IL, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817BS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315009669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A PULSAIR, N817BS WAS BEING FLOWN ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE ENGINE ENCOUNTERED A DIFFICULITY WHILE RUNNING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED TO ANOTHER FUEL TANK, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ICE HAD FORMED IN A FUEL LINE. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR A QUICK DRAIN ON THIS AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIMENTAL A-D HAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR QUICK DRAIN.

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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