# NTSB Accident CHI89DET05
> **BILLINGS/WHITE AVID FLYER** · 1989-05-21 · NILES, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DET05
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28260
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-21
- **Location:** NILES, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.829677, -86.239967
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BILLINGS/WHITE
- **Model:** AVID FLYER
- **Registration:** N305BJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

LOOSE CARBURETOR(S) DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION,  WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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