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CHI84LA217

1984-06-04 · MT. PLEASANT, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE STUDENT PLT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER. HE SUSPECTED A CARBURETOR PROBLEM BECAUSE OF RECENT PROBLEMS. HE USED THE PRIMER, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE RESPONDED MOMENTARILY. SUBSEQUENT, THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. PREVIOUSLY, THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN LEAKING & WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT BEGAN LEAKING AGAIN. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS STICKING & THE REPAIR COULD WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH WAS DUE IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA217.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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