Huizenga SEA HAWK N85CK

Summary

On 25 July 1986 at about 22:05 local time, a Huizenga SEA HAWK registered N85CK, operated by Craig D.huizenga, was involved in an accident near Clinton, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 1986 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Clinton, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.8403, -90.2301

Aircraft

Huizenga SEA HAWK

Registration

N85CK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Craig D.huizenga

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clinton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA160

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

DURING A TEST FLT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL SEA PLANE, THE PLT RPTD A LOSS OF ENG PWR DURING A TURN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CLINTON AIRPORT. THE PLT STATED HE HAD 5 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AND HAD FLOWN ABOUT 2 TENTHS OF AN HOUR. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT DURING TURNS WITH LOW FUEL QUANTITY THE FUEL TANK WOULD BECOME UNPORTED AND THE ENG WOULD QUIT. NO FUEL TANK BAFFLES WERE INSTALLED IN THE TANK TO PREVENT THE FUEL FROM MOVING OUTBOARD FROM THE FUEL LINES. THE PLT STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE CORRECTED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF BAFFLES IN THE TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.