# Incident 19980213005089I: Chris A1, Afton, WY, February 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1998, 09:15 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7112° N, 110.9420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7112&lon=-110.9420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213005089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DEPARTED AFTON AIRPORT RWY 16. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD. THE PILOT SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N15LF (2)

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

- [Incident 20160622009809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160622009809I), Jun 22, 2016: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A (N15LF), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. The pilot of N15LF received taxi instructions and stated he understood the instructions. The pilot was flying a tail wheeled aircraft with 31 inch bush tires…
- [Incident 20011118031149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118031149I), Nov 18, 2001: Aviat A1A (N15LF), Show Low, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Departed chandler mun. Enroute monitored sow CTAF frequency. Obtained altimeter setting from taylor AWOS-3. Entered downwind for runway 21 at sow. Abeam…

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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