ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145110
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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 2012 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: | Golden Circle Air T-Bird II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5654N |
| MSN: | 615 352 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | A field in Chippewa County north of Bunde, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clara City, MN |
| Clara City, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot changed the airplane's fuel and then conducted several high-speed taxi runs to check engine operation in preparation for the airplane’s first flight after several months of inactivity. Shortly after the subsequent takeoff, the airplane's engine began to run rough and then lost power. The pilot elected to conduct a forced landing in a vacant field. A postaccident examination confirmed flight and engine control continuity and did not detect any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. Although review of a carburetor icing probability chart indicated that the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, the investigation was unable to determine the cause of the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The airplane's loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2012 17:52 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Apr-2012 00:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 25-Apr-2012 21:36 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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