# Accident 20000305012989A: Aero Comp COMP AIR 6, Indiantown, FL, March 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0290° N, 80.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0290&lon=-80.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Comp COMP AIR 6 (registry code 05602RG, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-comp-comp-air-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305012989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT ORANGE GROVE NEAR INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. PILOT REPORTED IN-FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE AT 4500 FEET.  CRASH OCCURRED DURING FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT.  TWO PERSONS ON BOARD-BOTH EXPERIENCED MODERATE INJURIES BUT EXPECTECTED TO FULLY RECOVER.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  FUEL SPILLAGE WAS REASONABLY CONTAINED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ATL00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA033), Mar 5, 2000: Aero Comp COMP-AIR-6 (N61520), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance personnel inadequate inspection of the fuel system that resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel filter contamination.

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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