# Accident 19980201000859A: Amtr PL1B, Sugar Grove, IL, February 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1998, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7591° N, 88.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7591&lon=-88.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830JT-1998-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chinese A/F Aero Ind Devel CTR PL-1B (registry code 05613L3, https://openairdocs.org/model/chinese-a-f-aero-ind-devel-ctr-pl-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PL1B
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 196 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980201000859A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED MANEUVING ON FORCED LANING. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE'S '...ENGINE STOPPED...' DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM TAKEOFF. HE SAID THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS 'ON' AND THAT HE CHECKED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE FOR PROPER POSITION. THE PILOT SAID HE TURNED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH POWER LINES AND A ROAD. HE SAID THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 3-SECONDS WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 25 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE BANKED THE AIRPLANE TOWARD RUNWAY 09, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED A SECOND TIME. HE SAID HE '...LEVELED THE WINGS AND LET [THE] PLANE SETTLE IN.'  ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALY WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED FLIGHT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BLACK AND SOOTY. THE PILOT SAID MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING, AND THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 36 AND 34 DEG FAHRENHEIT, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING AT CRUISE POWER. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE A CONVENTIONAL CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM. HEAT FOR THE CARBURETOR WA                                                                                          S OBTAINED FROM THE ENGINE OIL THAT WAS ABOUT 14-INCHES FOWARD AND ABOVE THE CARBURETOR. AIR FLOWING THROUGH THE OIL COOLER WAS USED TO PREVENT CARBURETOR ICE BY HEATING THE CARBURETOR'S EXTERIOR.                            (-23)SEE ATTACHED SHEET; NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE.

## 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 CHI98LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA089), Feb 1, 1998: Chinese A/F Aero Ind Dev CTR PL-1B (N830JT), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate design of the carburetor heat system by the manufacturer, and subsequent carburetor ice, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were:…

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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