# Accident 20070616015169A: Amrgen AA1, Chicago, IL, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 20:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5350° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5651L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5651L-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616015169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 36 AT LANSING AIRPORT, IL (IGQ). TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 36 ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED AT A GOLF COURSE NEARBY.

## 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 CHI07LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA170), Jun 17, 2007: American AA-1 (N5651L), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to a bent exhaust valve and fouled spark plugs.

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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