Jauch COOT/AMPHIB N81KX

Summary

On 26 August 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Jauch COOT/AMPHIB registered N81KX was involved in an accident near Mendota, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 August 1985 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mendota, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Gandpa's Farm (0C7)

Coordinates

41.5493, -89.1194

Aircraft

Jauch COOT/AMPHIB

Registration

N81KX

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

CHI85FEE04

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A BEAN FLD DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR ON TAKEOFF. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT HAD LOW PWR DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, HOWEVER, HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND MAKE A 180 DEG TURN BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PWR LOSS INCREASED AND THE FORCED LANDING ENSUED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A RAG USED BY THE PLT AS AN AIR INLET COVER WAS NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO FLT AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS INJESTED INTO THE CARBURETOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.