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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr MINI MAX 1600R · Santa Fe, TX · July 4, 1998

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Date
July 4, 1998 · 12:08 local
Place
Santa Fe, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N106BK
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA302
Reported as
Amtr MINIMAX1600R
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N106BKRegistration cancelled Aug 12, 1999 · Keith Bobby MINI MAX 1600RS/N 1626PAirframe modelKeith Bobby MINI MAX 1600R

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What happened

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

Experimental crashed under unknown circimstances causing substantial damage. Santa Fe, TX. (.4)the pilot was en route when approximately 7 miles from his destination airport when he observed 'a rise in the cylinder head temperature of the number 1 cylinder.' He attempted to control the temperature by 'coming completely out of the throttle and then going back to full throttle.' At 1,200 feet AGL, the Rotax 503 engine 'quit running.' The pilot stated that he immediately 'put the plane into the best glide rate' and landed the aircraft in a field 'without problems.' During the landing roll, the right wing struck a steel object which was obscured by weeds. Examination of the engine by the owner revealed that the lost of engine power was the result of engine overheating due to the failure of the fan belt to the engine cooling fan. (-23) engine quit running and the aircraft landed in a field near Santa Fe, Texas. An inspection of the engine revealed that the cooling belt was broken, causing the engine to seize.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCIMSTANCES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SANTA FE, TX. (.4)THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WHEN HE OBSERVED 'A RISE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE OF THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER.' HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE BY 'COMING COMPLETELY OUT OF THE THROTTLE AND THEN GOING BACK TO FULL THROTTLE.' AT 1,200 FEET AGL, THE ROTAX 503 ENGINE 'QUIT RUNNING.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY 'PUT THE PLANE INTO THE BEST GLIDE RATE' AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD 'WITHOUT PROBLEMS.' DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A STEEL OBJECT WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY WEEDS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY THE OWNER REVEALED THAT THE LOST OF ENGINE POWER WAS THE RESULT OF ENGINE OVERHEATING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FAN BELT TO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. (-23) ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR SANTA FE, TEXAS. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE COOLING BELT WAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Fe, TXThe loss of engine power as result of the failure of the cooling fan belt. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the forced landing.Jul 4, 1998 · Substantial damage