NTSB Identification: MIA95LA203. The docket is stored in the (offline)
                      NTSB Imaging System.

                                                         Accident occurred AUG-13-95 at
                      HAROLD, FL
                                                         Aircraft: FAIRCHILD 24-G,
                      registration: N27VX
                                                                   Injuries: 2 Serious.

                      DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE MISSED SLIGHTLY, BUT A LOSS OF
                      ENGINE POWER WAS NOT PERCEIVED BY THE
                      PASSENGER. THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN TOWARD A LANDING AREA USING
                      ABOUT 60 DEGREES OF BANK. THE
                      AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN, AND CRASHED. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF
                      THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND MAGNETOS
                      SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. EXAMINATION OF
                      THE CARBURETOR SHOWED THAT THE
                      LOCKING NUT FOR THE MIXTURE CONTROL METERING VALVE WAS LOOSE AND DID 
                      NOT
                      HAVE REQUIRED SAFETY WIRE
                      INSTALLED. THE LOOSE VALVE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN IN THAT CONDITION FOR
                      SOME TIME. NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF A
                      CARBURETOR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
                      Probable Cause
                      THE ENGINE MISSING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE FAILURE OF THE
                      PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED
                      WHILE TURNING TOWARD A LANDING AREA