- Date
- April 24, 1983, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Edwardsville, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N15RVAerosport Scamp
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830424017459A
- Case key
- 12149
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was on a test flt in a homebuilt acft with only 3.7 hrs total flt time. While in a full power climb from 1000 to 2000 ft AGL, he noticed black smoke coming from the left exhaust stacks. The power was reduced to a cruise setting, and reportedly, there was an almost instant loss of power with the engine running very rough. The plt stated that he tried full power again, but the engine quit. During a forced landing in a wet field, the nose gear separated and the acft nosed over. An exam of the engine revealed the exhaust stacks and spark plugs contained deposits of black soot and the gascolaposa carburetor that reportedly had a history of icing, but icing was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15RV
- Reported as
- Aerosport Scamp
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 4
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1834 CC, 60 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Russell L. Vaught
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1983 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- 3LF · Litchfield, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 233 total · 4 in this make and model · 205 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 18 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °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.