# Accident 20121006023109A: Moulton Howard Wells ULTRA-PUP BY PRECPTR, Lyman, ME, October 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2012, 08:36 local time
- Place: Lyman, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4972° N, 70.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4972&lon=-70.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3073X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3073X-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moulton Howard Wells ULTRA-PUP BY PRECPTR (registry code 05612R0, https://openairdocs.org/model/moulton-howard-wells-ultra-pup-by-precptr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOULTON HOWARD WELLS ULTRA-PUP BY PRECPTR
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121006023109A

## Narrative

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

GRADUAL LOSE OF ENGINE POWER 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. CRASHED INTO TREES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

## 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 ERA13CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA010), Oct 6, 2012: Moulton Howard Wells ULTRA-PUP (N3073X), Lyman, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accumulation of ice in the automotive engine’s carburetor, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3073X (1)

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

- [Incident 20100521051499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100521051499I), May 21, 2010: Home Built ULTRAPUP (N3073X), Kittery, ME, Minor damage. Pilot was returning to the elliot littlebrook Maine airport when the aircraft engine lost power. Pilot realized he would not make the airport and landed in 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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