# NTSB MKC76FCD37: Tecumseh Spec, N200AM, Madrid, IA, April 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Madrid, IA · MADRID, IA
- Location: 41.8757° N, 93.8205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madrid, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8757&lon=-93.8205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200AM-2019-01-14), registration cancelled 2019-01-14, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TECUMSEH SPEC
- Registry model: [Davis TECUMSEH SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-tecumseh-special) (registry code 0566103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760411009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411009359A), Apr 11, 1976: Amtrzr BR54*, Madrid, IA, Destroyed. Water found in carb.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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