- Date
- April 11, 1976
- Place
- Madrid, IA · MADRID, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N200AMTecumseh Spec
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760411009359A
- Case key
- 152960
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0796 76/4/11 MADRID,IA TECUMSEH SPEC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 431 TIME - 1820 N200AM PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN CARB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N200AM
- Reported as
- Tecumseh Spec
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N200AMRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2019 · Davis TECUMSEH SPECIALAirframe modelDavis TECUMSEH SPECIALEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.