# Accident 19970516010919A: Elmore Travis C B2B/582, Haines City, FL, May 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1997, 17:03 local time
- Place: Haines City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0993° N, 81.6195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0993&lon=-81.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43CT-2006-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elmore Travis C B2B/582 (registry code 056030O, https://openairdocs.org/model/elmore-travis-c-b2b-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516010919A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. CARB CHOKE ON. OVERLOOKED IN PREFLIGHT. (-23) THE PIC REPORTED A LOSS OF CLIMB POWER AT 200', DROPPED THE NOSE TO PREVENT A STALL AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A TREE, WHILE LOOKING FOR A CLEARING TO LAND.  NO MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS 50 LBS UNDER MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT.  THE PIC, WHO IS ALSO THE BUILDER, WAS COUNSELLED ABOUT AIRCRAFT'S INABILITY TO MEET PERFORMANCE DATA.

## 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 MIA97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA166), May 16, 1997: Travis C. Elmore B2B/582 (N43CT), Haines City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadvertent activation of the rear carburetor choke lever during routine engine maintenance the day before the accident. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered…

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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