- Date
- February 19, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hastings, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5272MMasselink XTC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850219003909A
- Case key
- 13008
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system - improperCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Mixture control,cable - incorrect
Maintenance,inspection - inadequateCause
Maintenance,installation - improperCause
Lack of total experience in type operationCause
Analysis
The acft lost power shortly after takeoff on its maiden flt at 600 ft AGL. The plt turned for home but was forced to land in trees short of the arpt. Inspection of the home-built acft, built by the plt, revealed that the choke cable had slipped out of position which caused an excessively rich mixture in the carb that restricted airflow and combustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5272M
- Reported as
- Masselink XTC
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- KFM EB-107, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas J. Masselink
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- 9D9 · Hasting
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.