ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365335
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1991 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3 |
| Owner/operator: | Mki Incorporated |
| Registration: | N88441 |
| MSN: | 16061 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Creston, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING, AFTER LOSING PARTIAL ENGINE POWER DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE EXPERIMENTAL (EXHIBITION) CERTIFICATED AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE HAD BEEN EXTENSIVELY MODIFIED BY REDUCING THE WINGSPAN AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN ENGINE MODIFIED FOR FUEL INJECTED OPERATION. NO PROVISIONS FOR INDUCTION SYSTEM HEATING OR A MEANS OF PROVIDING AN ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE WERE INCLUDED IN THE MODIFICATION. NO DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT.
Probable Cause: ICING IN THE INDUCTION AIR CONTROL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA155
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 09:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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