# NTSB CHI00LA220: Floroski Anderson Kingfisher, N41SF, Deerwood, MN, July 22, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 2000, 17:13 local (22:13 UTC) - Place: Deerwood, MN - Coordinates: 46.469745, -93.889717 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4697&lon=-93.8897&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49855 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA220 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49855/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA220 ## Probable cause the open carburetor heat air box resulting in a loss of engine power, the diminished climb rate and the altitude/clearance not possible by the pilot. Factors were the trees and the bent carburetor heat push-pull rod. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - carburetor heat control,cable/push-pull rod - bent (contributing factor) - carburetor heat,air box - open (cause) - proper climb rate - diminished (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - altitude/clearance - not possible, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane was damaged during an inflight collision with trees and the water during initial climb following a water takeoff after a touch and go. The pilot said that he had decided to perform a touch and go. He stated that after the takeoff, as he "... approached the S.E. [southeast] shore [he] was indicating less RPM and no climb. Too late [he] turned left along the shoreline and [k]new the trough to go through on the north. Only, in a very few feet it [the airplane] was settling not holding my own. A quick decision to try another left turn, but too slow, too low and no place to go.... Hit left rudder nose down and spun it in from 30 feet." The pilot also stated that after examining the wreckage, he found that the carburetor heat "...cable had bent in a "V", so the carb [carburetor] heat stayed on." ## Factual narrative On July 22, 2000, at 1713 central daylight time, an amateur built, Floroski Anderson Kingfisher, N41SF, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with trees and the water during initial climb after a water takeoff at the Birch Lake Seaplane Base, Deerwood, Minnesota. The pilot reported that he was performing a touch and go at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local flight originated about 1700 cdt. In a written statement, the pilot said that he had decided to perform a touch and go. He stated that after the takeoff, as he "... approached the S.E. [southeast] shore [he] was indicating less RPM and no climb. Too late [he] turned left along the shoreline and [k]new the trough to go through on the north. Only, in a very few feet it [the airplane] was settling not holding my own. A quick decision to try another left turn, but too slow, too low and no place to go.... Hit left rudder nose down and spun it in from 30 feet." The pilot also stated that after examining the wreckage, he found that the carburetor heat "...cable had bent in a "V", so the carb [carburetor] heat stayed on." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N41SF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41SF-2018-01-19), registration cancelled 2018-01-19, S/N 158, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Floroski ANDERSON KINGFISHER (ANDERSON K) - Registry model: [Floroski ANDERSON KINGFISHER](https://openairdocs.org/model/floroski-anderson-kingfisher) (registry code 9570518) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 158 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Gerald L. Sethney - Registered owner: Allan W. Fraser - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Unknown, October 1, 1990, 6 hours before - Departed: M69 - Airport: M69, Birch Lake Seaplane Base, runway 13, 6,000 × ft, water ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: expired; seat: left; flight hours: 1,057 total, 2 in this make and model, 1,057 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 160 °F, dew point 133 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BRD, 14 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000722009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722009219A), Jul 22, 2000: Amtr KINGFISHER, Deerwood, MN, No damage. (-23) The pilot was practicing touch-and-goes on birch lake in his homebuilt/experimental Kingfisher aircraft. On climbout following the second landing, the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.