Kraetzner SKY-BUGGY N16626
20 August 1995 · Princeton, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1995 at about 15:00 local time, a Kraetzner SKY-BUGGY registered N16626 was involved in an accident near Princeton, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Princeton, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bed-Ah-Wick Field (1WI3)
- Coordinates
- 43.8492, -89.1209
- Aircraft
- Kraetzner SKY-BUGGY
- Registration
- N16626
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA295
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the loss of engine power due to the blocked float valve seat in the carburetor and the pilot's failure to have the proper maintenance inspection performed on the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE RPM AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A MARSH. THE CARBURETOR WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REVEALED THE FLOAT VALVE SEAT WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED. THE LAST INSPECTION WAS A PRECOVER INSPECTION PERFORMED IN 1972, AFTER THE AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED. NO OTHER INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED ON THE AIRPLANE. N16626 DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. TOTAL TIME ON THE AIRPLANE WAS 6 HOURS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Apr 1995 | Piper J-3 | Elk Creek, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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