NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC86LA004
Registry · N14VV
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
Year of manufacture
1988
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880928
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0A246
Registrant of record
HUSKY AIR CORP
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
CLIMBING TO CRUISE THE PLT RPTD A LOSS OF ENG PWR AN TURNED TO HEAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE, THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE ACFT. INSPECTION INTO THE ENG FAILURE REVEALED A CONTAMINATED INLINE FUEL FILTER RESTRICTING FUEL FLOW TO THE CARBURETOR. THE RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW STARVED THE CARBURETOR AND ITS ABILITY TO RUN THE ENGINE. THE CONTAMINATES ORIGINATED FROM A FUEL TANK MODIFICATION PERFORMED BY THE PLT TO HELP REDUCE FUEL LOAD AND FORWARD WEIGHT. THE TANK WAS NOT CLEANED AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1985_MKC86LA004.txt.
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