- Date
- August 26, 1985, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mendota, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N81KXJauch Coot/Amphib
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850826041329A
- Case key
- 12878
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Analysis
The acft touched down in a bean fld during a forced landing following a loss of pwr on takeoff. The plt reported the acft had low pwr during the takeoff run, however, he elected to continue the takeoff and make a 180 deg turn back to the airstrip. Once airborne, the pwr loss increased and the forced landing ensued. Investigation revealed a rag used by the plt as an air inlet cover was not removed prior to flt and subsequently was injested into the carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81KX
- Reported as
- Jauch Coot/Amphib (COOT/AMPHI)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- TT81
- Airframe hours
- 93
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth E. Jauch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 30, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Airport
- 0C7 · Gandpa'S Farm, runway 36, 3,900 × 200 ft, grass/turf
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 487 total · 9 in this make and model · 388 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 40 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.
Other investigations on N81KX · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.