NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI88DEP09
Registry · N9EA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
EAA AIR MUSEUM FOUNDATION ACRO II
Year of manufacture
1978 · 10 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19971108
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC6ADF
Registrant of record
RYAN PEYTON G
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT, THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH & SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER. HE MADE AN EMERG LANDING IN A DRY CULTIVATED FIELD. DRG THE LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FUEL TANK WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WEIGHTED 'FLOP' TUBE FOR AEROBATIC FLT. THE FLOP TUBE WAS KINKED, BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE KINK OCCURRED DRG THE CRASH LANDING. ALSO, THERE WAS 4.5 FT OF EXPOSED & UNINSULATED FUEL LINE FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. BEFORE THE FLT, THE 'HEAT SOAKED' ENG WAS DIFFICULT TO START WITH AN AIR TEMP OF 85 DEG, POSSIBLY FROM VAPOR LOCK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_CHI88DEP09.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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