- Date
- June 1, 1991, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N123CRCharles Raucci, JR. Firebolt
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910601018519A
- Case key
- 14824
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Probable cause
The pilot not following the specification for installation of the fuel tank vent.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The owner builder of an experimental airplane experienced partial power loss during climb from takeoff on a test flight after completion of construction. The airplane landed off airport. Examination of the engine revealed no discrepancy. The sole discrepancy found on the fuel system was a fuel tank vent cut squarely across instead of the kit manufacturer's specified forward facing angle cut.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123CR
- Reported as
- Charles Raucci, JR. Firebolt
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 15
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A2B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Raucci, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- 06C · Schaumburg
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 2 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 14 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.