- Date
- January 19, 1990, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N661ABBiagi, Arthur R. Buccaneer II XA650
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900119053409A
- Case key
- 32620
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Probable cause
Engine failure due to a hole that chafed in a fuel line on the suction side of the fuel filter due to poor maintenance.
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
Shortly after takeoff at 100 ft AGL, the plt reported that the eng lost power, then quit. During the forced landing, the acft collided with trees then crashed to the ground. Exam of the engin revealed that a fuel line on the suction side of the fuel filter had a small hole chafed in it. This resulted in the loss of power. According to FAA personnel in Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, the plts medical certificate had expired.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N661AB
- Reported as
- Biagi, Arthur R. Buccaneer II XA650 (BUCCANEER)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Biagi, Arthur R.
- Registered owner
- Biagi, Arthur R
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination
- Clermont, FL
- Airport
- X25 · Chalet Suzanne Air Strip
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 195 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOW, 9 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.