NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC92LA057
Registry · N9147J
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RXS-8
Year of manufacture
1998
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19980925
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACA8DD
Registrant of record
HAMPTON REGINA
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
A POWER LOSS OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Factual narrative
THE AIRPLANE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A CLIMB AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND THE FUEL SERVO TEST FLOWED SATISFACTORILY. NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION OR BLOCKAGE WAS FOUND WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE PILOT REPORTED THE POWER LOSS HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE 2 WEEKS EARLIER. WHEN THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE WERE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO FLYING STATUS. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_NYC92LA057.txt.
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