# Accident 20100308028989A: Byler Mark JDT MINI-MA, Goshen, IN, March 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5000° N, 85.8300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5000&lon=-85.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184PT-2012-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Byler Mark A JDT MINI-MAX 1100R (registry code 056237V, https://openairdocs.org/model/byler-mark-a-jdt-mini-max-1100r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BYLER MARK JDT MINI-MA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100308028989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE.  NO VISUAL ICE WAS SEEN AT ACCCIDENT SITE. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A BEAN STUBBLE FIELD 1.5 NM FROM KGSH AND LANDING GEAR DUG INTO SOFT SOIL CAUSING IT TO PARTIALLY SEPERATE FROM AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 CEN10CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA146), Mar 8, 2010: Byler JDT MINI-MAX 1100R (N184PT), New Paris, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power in flight due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the soft field where the airplane nosed 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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