# Accident 20010812026289A: Amtr DSA1, Michigancity, MI, August 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Michigancity, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7094° N, 86.8690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7094&lon=-86.8690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11991, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11991-2002-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schuetz-Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/schuetz-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DSA1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812026289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A STEEP TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. FUEL CAPACITY OF THIS AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS. WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. PILOT STATED THAT WITH ONLY THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING, AND IN A STEEP TURN THAT THE FUEL MAY HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE FUEL TNAK OUTLET AND CAUSED A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID RESTART AFTER HE ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO LEVEL FLIGHT, BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVERY BEFORE IMPACTING TREES. (.19) ON AUGUST 12, 2001, AT 1100 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SCHUETZ MINIPLANE DSA-1, N11991, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING NEAR MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT'S ORIGIN AND INTENDED DESTINATION ARE UNCONFIRMED.

## 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 CHI01LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA275), Aug 12, 2001: Schuetz Miniplane DSA-1 (N11991), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot maneuvering at a low airspeed, the encountered stall/spin, and the recovery from the spin at a…

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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