# Accident 20010628015909A: Breiter AEROSPORT QUAIL, Fanningfield, June 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2001, 16:22 local time
- Place: Fanningfield
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4994° N, 111.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4994&lon=-111.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47075-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Breiter AEROSPORT QUAIL (registry code 0565814, https://openairdocs.org/model/breiter-aerosport-quail) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628015909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 28, 2001, N47075, AN AMATEUR BUILT AEROSPORT QUAIL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FLIGHT BY JOHN L. BAKKEN, CERTIFICATE #1679436. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS AND HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUN OCCASIONALLY DRUING THE 13 YEAR DORMANCY.  MR. BAKKEN PERFORMED AN INSPECTION IAW FAR PART 43, APPENDIX D BEFORE THE FLIGHT.  THE FUEL DRAIN WAS CHECKED AND THE FUEL LOOKED AND SMELLED LIKE AUTO FUEL.  FRESH 100LL FUEL WAS ADDED.  DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT MR. BAKKEN NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT LACKED POWER.  HE MADE A "FIRM" TOUCH AND GO LANDING THEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING AND LOST POWER.  MR. BAKKEN TRIED TO RETURN TO THE STRIP BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER AND AIRSPEED.  THE CRASHED SHORT OF THE AIRSTRIP.  A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE GASCULATOR WAS CONTAMINATED WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF INSECTS AND DIRT.  MR. BAKKEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA123), Jun 28, 2001: Breiter Aerosport Quail (N47075), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall velocity (Vs) during his attempt to stretch a reduced power forced landing glide. Factors include fuel starvation, a partial loss of power due…

## Other reports on N47075 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791218033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218033009A), Dec 18, 1979: Amtrai AERSPRTQUAIL (N47075), Idaho Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot said he flared late on landing. Hit hard, collapsed nose gear and flipped over.

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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