# Accident 19970610013839A: Amtr KOLBMK3, Findlay, OH, June 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1997, 20:45 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Lutz Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0394° N, 83.6396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0394&lon=-83.6396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1144T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1144T-1999-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcardle Bob KOLB MARK III (registry code 05603TI, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcardle-bob-kolb-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KOLBMK3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970610013839A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PRIVATE PILOT OWNER/BUILDER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND CLIMBED TO 800 FEET MSL. UPON LEVEL OFF, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER LOSS, FOLLOWED BY TOTAL POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR CAME OFF IN FLIGHT, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRSTRIP, BUT LANDED SHORT IN A CORNFIELD.  THE ENGINE UTILIZED TWO CARBURETORS.  THE DETACHED CARBURETOR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE LINKAGE.  THE ATTACHING CLAMP REMAINED ON THE RUBBER BUSHING ON THE ENGINE.

## 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 IAD97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA085), Jun 11, 1997: Mc Ardle Kolb Mark III (N1144T), Findlay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power due to one of two carburetors disconnecting in flight for undetermined reasons, and the subsequent collision with the terrain during 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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