# Accident 20140517006829A: Crawford Kirby L PRECEPTOR ULTRA PUP, Mabel, MN, May 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mabel, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5228° N, 91.7700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5228&lon=-91.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1171Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1171Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crawford Kirby L PRECEPTOR ULTRA PUP (registry code 056038D, https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-kirby-l-preceptor-ultra-pup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAWFORD KIRBY L PRECEPTOR ULTRA PUP
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR GREAT PLAINS ACFT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 3 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140517006829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED ENGINE RPM DEGRADATION ABOUT 15 MILES FROM A FUEL STOP IN CALEDONIA, MN (CHU) WHILE ON A FLIGHT TO HIS HOME AIRPORT IN SOUTH DAKOTA.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD DUE TO THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET SHORT OF A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP INVERTED ON THE GROUND AFTER CONTACTING THE TREES.

## 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 CEN14LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA244), May 17, 2014: Crawford Preceptor Ultra PUP (N1171Q), Mabel, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing.

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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