# Accident 19990116000509A: Amtr HORIZON1, Bolivar, MO, January 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1999, 10:50 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6005° N, 93.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6005&lon=-93.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N793DB-2000-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Baker Don HORIZON I (registry code 0560308, https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-don-horizon-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HORIZON1
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 101 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990116000509A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A FENCE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JANUARY 16, 1999, AT 1050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BAKER FISHER HORIZON ONE, N793DB, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING WHEN IT HIT A FENCE DURING LANDING ROLL.  THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED BOLIVAR AIRPORT, BOLIVAR, MISSOURI, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLGITH PLAN WAS FILED.                                                         (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES OF FLYING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  HE CHECKED THE MAGNETOS, ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT, AND CHANGED THROTTLE SETTINGS, BUT IT DID NOT RESTORE ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD BUT IT WAS TOO SHORT AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE THOUGHT THE 'ENGINE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CARBURETOR  ICE.  FLYING AT 1,000 FEET THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR THE CARBURETOR HEAT TO CLEAR THE ICE.'  THE TEMPERATURE WAS 44 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE DEW POINT WAS 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.   ACCORDING TO A CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART, THE CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 CHI99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA067), Jan 16, 1999: Baker Fisher Horizon (N793DB), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor icing and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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