Aviation Accident Summary ATL87DEI04

ORRVILLE, OH, USA

Aircraft #1

N11TB

BUTLER EAA BIPLANE 1

Analysis

ACFT LOST POWER AND WAS LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND ACFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. MIXTURE CABLE SET SCREW ON CARBURETOR WAS FOUND LOOSE ALLOWING MIXTURE TO VIBRATE TO LEAN POSITION. EARLIER IN THE DAY THE PIC HAD REPLACED THE CARBURETOR.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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