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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · Sandwich, IL · July 7, 2013

Date: July 7, 2013 · 10:50 local
Place: Sandwich, IL
Airport: N/A
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N549LS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA398
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,340 total440 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N549LSRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2014 · Flight Design CTLSS/N 07-11-19 · Built 2007 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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The aircraft departed creve coeur airport(1H0), near st. louis, MO on a pleasure Flight enroute to waukegan, IL (ugn). Pilot contacted ATC and reported fuel pressure problems. Pilot was unable to make aurora municipal airport (arr) and landed in a corn field about 13 miles southwest of arr. Pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. No post crash fire or damage to persons or property on the ground. VFR conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CREVE COEUR AIRPORT(1H0), NEAR ST. LOUIS, MO ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO WAUKEGAN, IL (UGN). PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND REPORTED FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEMS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ARR) AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARR. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. NO POST CRASH FIRE OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA398Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSandwich, ILThe pilot’s failure to recognize the formation of carburetor ice during cruise descent and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the total loss of engine power.Jul 7, 2013 · Substantial damage