# Accident 20081015853249A: Steele ACROSPORTII, Madison, NH, October 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Madison, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8306° N, 71.1869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8306&lon=-71.1869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N896JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896JC-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steele John J ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646CD, https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-john-j-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEELE ACROSPORTII
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081015853249A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 15, 2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N896JC WAS OPERATING HIS AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD, HOWEVER DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE IT TO THE FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FORCED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT IN TREES. THERE WERE NO 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 ERA09LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA021), Oct 15, 2008: Steele John J Acro Sport (N896JC), Madison, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat

## Other reports on N896JC (3)

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

- [Accident 20170730015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730015639A), Jul 30, 2017: Steele  John J ACRO SPORT  II (N896JC), Loudonville, OH, Substantial damage. My adult son [privacy data omitted] and I were returning from oshkosh Wisconsin to brunswick Maine on Sunday, August 30, 2017. We were flying my recently…
- [Accident 19900103000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103000069A), Jan 3, 1990: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N896JC), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Struck a snowbank on takeoff roll and flipped over.
- [Incident 19861021074159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021074159I), Oct 21, 1986: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N896JC), Marshall Townsh, PA. Engine lost power during flight and pilot landed on the turnpike. Some contamination found in fuel system.

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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