# Accident 19981107031869A: Amtr AEROSPTQUAIL, Parkton, NC, November 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1998, 12:55 local time
- Place: Parkton, NC
- Airport: Hall Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8998° N, 79.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8998&lon=-79.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88760, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88760) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerosport WS-15-2 (registry code 0562698, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerosport-ws-15-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AEROSPTQUAIL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981107031869A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKE-OFF. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE TAKE OFF CLIMB, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM 3000 RPM TO ABOUT 2000 RPM, AND ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS AHEAD AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE LANDING ROLL, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS IN THE `ON' POSITION. THE WIRES THAT HOLD THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX HOSE OPEN WERE FOUND BUNCHED TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE INLET TO THE BOX, ALLOWING THE HOSE TO COLLAPSE, AND STARVING THE CARBURETOR OF AIR.

## 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 ATL99LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA012), Nov 7, 1998: AeroSport WS-15-2 (N88760), Parkton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the carburetor heat box hose which starved the carburetor of air resulting in a partial loss of power, forced landing and nose over. Factors were the weeds and stocky stubble in the…

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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