Accident Avid Flyer C N1572T, Saturday 4 July 1992

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Date:	Saturday 4 July 1992
Time:	08:30 LT
Type:	Avid Flyer C
Owner/operator:	Borgaes/martin/elliott
Registration:	N1572T
MSN:	766
Total airframe hrs:	90 hours
Engine model:	ROTAX 582UL
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Chiloquin, OR - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Beaver Marsh, OR (2S2
Destination airport:	Klamath Falls, OR
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT REPORTED DEPARTING WITH 8 GALLONS OF FUEL AND 3 GALLONS WAS OBSERVED IN THE FUEL TANK SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT. FAA ON SITE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO APPARENT CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING DURING WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED.

Probable Cause: POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND NOSE GEAR SEPARATION DUE TO OVERLOAD. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: TERRAIN CONDITION - DIRT BANK.

Accident investigation: