ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134669
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Date: | Friday 30 March 2001 |
Time: | 07:34 |
Type: | Piper PA-18A-150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7471D |
MSN: | 18-5806 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Total airframe hrs: | 20890 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360CIA |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Niceville, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Niceville, FL (FL17) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During a flight around the traffic pattern to check the weather, the commercial pilot stated that when he was on the downwind leg the engine lost power. According to the pilot he attempted to get back to the runway, but did not have enough power to make it and crashed into trees. Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of internal failure, no loss of required electrical spark or any fuel system abnormaliities. Meteorological conditions at the time of the accident were conducive for carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL01LA042 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010405X00694&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
10 July 2008 |
N7471D |
Van Wagner Aerial Media |
0 |
in a field next to Highway 101, CA |
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sub |
Fuel starvation |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Dec-2017 10:47 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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