# Incident 19970614019339I: Amtr ACROSPORT, Clear Lake, IA, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 20:20 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1351° N, 93.3737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clear Lake, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1351&lon=-93.3737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6214C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6214C-2018-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schabacker Konrad J ACRO SPORT II (registry code 056223C, https://openairdocs.org/model/schabacker-konrad-j-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1D (registry code 42250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 175 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614019339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FARM FIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE REVEALED THAT A WIRE HAD BROKEN AT THE IGNITION COIL. THE WIRE WAS REATTACHED AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND RUN. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. INCIDENT #ICE01970025

## Other reports on N6214C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160809014231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160809014231A), Aug 9, 2016: Schabacker Konrad J ACRO SPORT II (N6214C), Winterset, IA, Substantial damage. The crew of N6214C elected to land on rwy 32 for a full stop to get fuel. After touching down the aircraft swerved left and departed the runway onto the grass.…

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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