- Date
- June 28, 1991, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Mountain Home, AR
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91108North American NA1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910628024869A
- Case key
- 23268
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Probable cause
The contamination of the airplane's fuel system and the foreign object blockage of the vapor return orifice which induced the power loss. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
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.
Analysis
The pilot experienced a power loss shortly after takeoff and subsequently executed a forced landing in trees. There were no other suitable forced landing areas. The occupants could not open the sliding canopy and had to exit through the windshield. The aircraft was then destroyed by a post crash fire. Neither the pilot nor the passengers could say whether or not the engine had completely quit. Investigation revealed contamination in the form of grit and lint throughout the fuel delivery system. In addition, it was determined that the foreign material had blocked the vapor return orifice in the carburetor. The source of the contamination was not determined; however, it was not generic to the carburetor or fuel system. It was also determined that the airplane was being operated with excessive magneto drop on both magnetos.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91108
- Reported as
- North American NA1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV4-11
- Airframe hours
- 1,823
- Engine
- Continental E-225, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Diane H. Mullins
- Registered owner
- Diane H. Mullins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1991 · 40 hours before
- Destination
- HSV · Huntsville, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 2M9 · Baxter County, runway 23, 4,510 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,216 total · 70 in this make and model · 1,166 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.