- Date
- June 13, 1987, 20:07 local (Jun 14, 1987, 01:07 UTC)
- Place
- Michigan City, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N171RBBannwart Maxair XP-503
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870613053679A
- Case key
- 13598
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flight the carburetor of this amateur built aircraft became detached and the engine failed. An emergency land was attempted, however obstacles prevented a landing at primary landing site and an alternate was selected. The aircraft was unable to glide to the destination and stalled at about 16' to 20' AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N171RB
- Reported as
- Bannwart Maxair XP-503 (MAXAIR XP-)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0171
- Airframe hours
- 69
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 46 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph L. Bannwart
- Registered owner
- Ralph L Bannwart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 14, 1987 · 12 hours before
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,067 total · 69 in this make and model · 5,811 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 27 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.