NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC88FA012
Registry · N76EM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE EMB-500
Year of manufacture
2009
TCDS
A59CE · EMBRAER S A
Engine
P&W CANADA PW617F-E
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20090306
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA3F9F
Registrant of record
U CAN FLY LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT WAS RPRTD TO BE ON A MAINT FERRY FLT TO ANOTHER STATE. HE RPRTD THAT BEFORE THE FLT, HE TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANK & THAT THE PREFLT, TAKEOFF & DEPARTURE WERE NORMAL. DUE TO LOW CLOUDS, HE LEVELED OFF AT APRX 2000' AGL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENG RPM BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DECREASE UNTIL THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING. AN EMERG LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD, BUT THE ACFT NOSED OVER & WAS DMGD. DURING AN EXAM OF THE ACFT FUEL SYS, DIRTY RESIDUE WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER BOWL & DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER ELEMENT & FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL VALVE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_MKC88FA012.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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