ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354194
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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 1998 |
| Time: | 13:08 LT |
| Type: | Team Mini-Max 1600R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N106BK |
| MSN: | 1676P |
| Total airframe hrs: | 130 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Fe, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (T02) |
| Dickenson, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was en route and approximately 7 miles from his destination airport, when he observed 'a rise in the cylinder head temperature of the number 1 cylinder.' He attempted to control the temperature by 'coming completely out of the throttle and then going back to full throttle.' At 1,200 feet AGL, the Rotax 503 engine lost power. The pilot stated that he immediately 'put the plane into the best glide rate' and landed the aircraft in a field 'without problems.' During the landing roll, the right wing struck a steel object which was obscured by weeds. Examination of the engine by the owner revealed that the lost of engine power was the result of engine overheating due to the failure of the fan belt to the engine cooling fan.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power as result of the failure of the cooling fan belt. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA302
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 20:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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