Morrison E-RACER N345JM

Summary

On 12 September 2000 at about 22:30 local time, a Morrison E-RACER registered N345JM was involved in an accident near Sugar Grove, Illinois, 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

12 September 2000 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR)

Coordinates

41.7594, -88.4493

Aircraft

Morrison E-RACER

Registration

N345JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA298

Nobody was injured.

the owner/builder's inadequate modification to the engine air intake system and the inadvertent engine shutdown. Factors included the low air pressure of the air intake system and the excessive fuel flow to the manifold.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was performing a test flight to test the cylinder head cooling ducts. On the left base to final approach to runway 33 at ARR, the airplane had a total loss of power. The pilot reported, "... because of altitude and time, a emergency landing was made to a bean field 1/2 to 1/4 mile from RW 33." The pilot reported he had extended the turn to base due to traffic in the landing pattern. The pilot reported that he had modified the airplane with a relief pressure valve in the air intake so that supercharged air could be vented prior to the fuel servo when the engine was at idle. The pilot reported that on the accident flight the engine was flooded with fuel when the throttle was pulled back to idle. The engine quit and a forced landing was executed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.