# NTSB CHI82FEE15: Swanson SSW-DTV, N1094G, Marengo, IL, May 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 30, 1982, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Marengo, IL
- Location: 42.2465° N, 88.5975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marengo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2465&lon=-88.5975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEE15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71575/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE15

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, landing
  - fuel system,screen - blocked(total) (cause)
  - fuel supply - not possible, pilot in command
  - acft/equip,inadequate design, manufacturer (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

A POWER LOSS OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN POWER AFTER MIXTURE ADJUSTMENTS. UPON RETURNING TO LAND, POWER WAS AGAIN LOST PARTIALLY, THEN COMPLETELY. THE PILOT LANDED IN A SOFT CORNFIELD IN LINE WITH THE APPROACH PATH. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AFTER A 60 FOOT ROLL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1094G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWANSON SSW-DTV
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: S-10
- Airframe hours: 7
- Engines: GNOME 9NC 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carl R. Swanson
- Registered owner: Carl R. Swanson
- Departed: RLA, MARENGO, IL
- Destination: RLA, MARENGO, IL
- Airport: RLA, Bohlander, runway 9, 2,400 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,660 total, 7 in this make and model, 2,600 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 178 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820530019689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530019689A), May 30, 1982: Amtr SSWDIV, Marengo, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing. Gascolator fuel screen p/n G19990B was not allowing fuel flow.

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.

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