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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr CHRISTAVIA · Hagerstown, IN · June 9, 1998

Date
June 9, 1998 · 17:00 local
Place
Hagerstown, IN
Airport
Hagerstown Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N149JK
Reported as
Amtr Christavia
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total12 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was perforning second test flight of the day. Shortly after take off the engine started to lose power. The pilot attempted to land straight ahead. Aircraft struck trees at the end of the runway and came to rest inverted in a field. Further investigation revealed a blockage of the header tank vent line.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORNING SECOND TEST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A FIELD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BLOCKAGE OF THE HEADER TANK VENT LINE.