- Date
- July 25, 1986, 17:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place
- Clinton, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N85CKHuizenga SEA Hawk
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860725041069A
- Case key
- 34222
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a test flt of an experimental sea plane, the plt rptd a loss of eng pwr during a turn in the traffic pattern at Clinton airport. The plt stated he had 5 gallons of fuel onboard and had flown about 2 tenths of an hour. Inspection of the fuel system revealed that during turns with low fuel quantity the fuel tank would become unported and the eng would quit. No fuel tank baffles were installed in the tank to prevent the fuel from moving outboard from the fuel lines. The plt stated that this problem would be corrected with the installation of baffles in the tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85CK
- Reported as
- Huizenga SEA Hawk
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 015
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Craig D.Huizenga
- Registered owner
- Ameriglas Composites Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- CWI · Clinton, IA
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 172 total · 1 in this make and model · 113 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDI, 80 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.