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MKC83LA192

1983-08-14 · OXFORD, Iowa, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IA24

N65MB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SF50, built 2025), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT TURNED TO A X-WIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN & THEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OAT FIELD, BUT REPORTED THAT DURING THE APPROACH, HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT & DID NOT FLARE IN TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD, THE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE PLANE NOSED OVER. DIRT WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR & FIREWALL FUEL FILTER. ALSO, A FIBROUS MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL PASSAGE. THE HOME BUILT ACFT HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF 119 HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA192.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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