Rotec RALLY SPORT N912RE

Summary

On 30 June 1984 at about 12:00 local time, a Rotec RALLY SPORT registered N912RE was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 June 1984 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rotec RALLY SPORT

Registration

N912RE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84LA192

Nobody was 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

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE REDUCED ENGINE PWR AND REVERSED COURSE. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO STATE THAT THE ENG STARTED LOSING PWR AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A NEWLY CULTIVATED FIELD. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT NOSED OVER. EXAM OF THE ENG AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CARB ICING PROBABILITY CHART PUBLISHED BY THE FAA INDICATED A HIGH POSSIBILITY OF CARB ICE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.