Keith TEAM MINI MAX 1600R N106BK

Summary

On 4 July 1998 at about 17:08 local time, a Keith TEAM MINI MAX 1600R registered N106BK was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 1998 at 17:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Fe, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.3798, -95.0905

Aircraft

Keith TEAM MINI MAX 1600R

Registration

N106BK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Dickenson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA302

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power as result of the failure of the cooling fan belt. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was en route and approximately 7 miles from his destination airport, when he observed 'a rise in the cylinder head temperature of the number 1 cylinder.' He attempted to control the temperature by 'coming completely out of the throttle and then going back to full throttle.' At 1,200 feet AGL, the Rotax 503 engine lost power. The pilot stated that he immediately 'put the plane into the best glide rate' and landed the aircraft in a field 'without problems.' During the landing roll, the right wing struck a steel object which was obscured by weeds. Examination of the engine by the owner revealed that the lost of engine power was the result of engine overheating due to the failure of the fan belt to the engine cooling fan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.