- Date
- October 15, 1988, 08:34 local (15:34 UTC)
- Place
- Graham, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8519KLaycock Baby Great Lakes
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881015062439A
- Case key
- 40951
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Eng lost pwr while in cruise on local flt. Plt attempted to return to field but contacted trees during emerg descent to forced lndg. Investigation revealed presence of water in fuel system. Fuel sediment bowl was automotive type with aviation drain installed. Drain fitting penetrated bowl 3/16 inches beyond normal, allowing 2 inches of undrainable water and sediment to be trapped in bowl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8519K
- Reported as
- Laycock Baby Great Lakes (BABY GREAT)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- BG 1
- Airframe hours
- 730
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James H. Schmoker
- Registered owner
- James H Schmoker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 28, 1988 · 8 hours before
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,245 total · 730 in this make and model · 3,245 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.