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CHI86FEE06

1986-08-28 · PLAINFIELD, Illinois, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1C5

Current FAA registration · N45FC

Make / Model
FRILING/COTHERN LONGEZE
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19870308
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A57043

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT MADE A STEEP RIGHT BANK WHILE ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG ON APPROACH TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THERE WAS A LACK OF FUEL IN THE LINES BETWEEN THE IN-LINE FUEL FILTER, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PURGED OF AIR BY LOOSENING THE FUEL LINE AT THE CARBURETOR AND HAND CRANKING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN STARTED AND RAN SATISFACTORILY. THE BUILDER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN HIS EXPERIENCE THAT DURING A STEEP BANKED RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE FUEL WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE FUEL SUMP OUTLET OF THE ENGINE, ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL LINES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FEE06.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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