Dixon RV-4 N9120Q

Summary

On 9 September 2005 at about 18:50 local time, a Dixon RV-4 registered N9120Q was involved in an accident near Grafton, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2005 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Grafton, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.0022, -90.4322

Aircraft

Dixon RV-4

Registration

N9120Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Batesville → Rock Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA259

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system, gascolator and carburetor inlet screen. A factor to the accident was the soybean crop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot reported the engine "started missing" and eventually "went dead" during cruise flight. The pilot stated that he switched fuel tanks, checked the magnetos, and applied carburetor heat to no avail. The pilot stated that he performed a forced landing into a soybean field and nosed over during the landing rollout. The engine was test run during a post-accident examination. The engine started and ran at idle for a period of five minutes with no anomalies. The engine subsequently ran at 2,100 rpm with no anomalies. The gascolator and carburetor inlet screen were contaminated with fragments of a red fabric-like substance. The red fragments were similar to a shop-cloth or scotch-brite abrasion pad.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.