MENDOTA, IL, USA
N81KX
JAUCH COOT/AMPHIB
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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