Peter Clark SUPER ACRO CUB N222PC

Summary

On 20 June 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Peter Clark SUPER ACRO CUB registered N222PC, operated by Peter D. Clark, was involved in an accident near Delaware, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 June 1982 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Delaware, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Peter Clark SUPER ACRO CUB

Registration

N222PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Peter D. Clark

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plain City → Radnor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA221

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL AEROBATIC FLIGHTS, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT TO OBTAIN FUEL. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THERE WAS 12 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. A CHECK OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. AN INVERTED FUEL SYSTEM WAS INCORPORATED IN THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE FLAP SYSTEM IN THE INVERTED FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT STICKING. THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT VENTED, BUT THERE WAS A 1/4 INCH VENT LINE FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE VENT LINE WAS FOUND OPEN; HOWEVER, THE DRAIN TUBE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE FACED AFT INSTEAD OF FORWARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.