# NTSB CHI84LA210: Wagner Cuby WAG-A-BOND, N34WA, Lyons, WI, May 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Lyons, WI
- Location: 42.6611° N, 88.3612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAG-AERO (WI92), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6611&lon=-88.3612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA210
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12627/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA210

## 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 - initial climb
  - mixture control - loose (cause)
  - mixture - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - base turn
  - airspeed - not maintained
  - stall/mush

## Analysis

THE PLT NOTICED '...A LITTLE POWER LOSS...' AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 550 AGL. HE TURNED DOWNWIND & FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN, BUT AT A LOWER ALTITUDE. THE ACFT STALLED DURING THE BASE TURN. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO THE MIXTURE CONTROL SLOWLY CREEPING OUT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34WA), registered now, S/N 1-B, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAGNER CUBY WAG-A-BOND (CUBY WAG-A)
- Registry model: [Wagner CUBY WAG-A-BOND](https://openairdocs.org/model/wagner-cuby-wag-a-bond) (registry code 05655J6) (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: 3
- Airframe hours: 148
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290-D2 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard H. Wagner
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 25, 1984
- Airport: WI92, Wag-Aero, runway 9, 2,100 × 80 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 715 total, 18 in this make and model, 580 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19840527019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527019049A), May 27, 1984: Amtr CUBY, Lyons, WI, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing after engine lost power from mixture creeping out.

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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