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CHI91LA195

1991-06-18 · CADILLAC, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CAD

N22494 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T50), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT, INATTENTIVENESS, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON CLIMB OUT FOLLOWING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT FROM AN ALTITUDE ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN THE TURN AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE AIRFIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ONE TABLESPOON OF FUEL IN CARBURETOR, ONE GALLON IN THE LEFT WING, AND THREE GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR 3.7 HOURS SINCE IT WAS LAST REFUELED. THIS PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR 0.8 HOURS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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