ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167918
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| Date: | Monday 14 July 2014 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: | Fisher FP-404 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N482FD |
| MSN: | X69 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 44 hours |
| Engine model: | Polaris |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Wichita Valley Airport (F14), Wichita Falls, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Falls, TX (F14) |
| Wichita Falls, TX (F14) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off for a local flight in his experimental amateur-built biplane. During climb out, near 250 feet above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field that contained small trees. The lower wing sustained substantial damage on impact with a tree. An examination of the engine revealed that a spark plug wire had detached from its spark plug's terminal. The pilot's safety recommendation stated that installing an Adel clamp on one of the cylinder bolts will prevent the spark plug wire from vibrating off the spark plug terminal.
Probable Cause: The separation of a spark plug wire resulting in a loss of engine power during climb out and a subsequent forced landing on a field containing trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2014 16:46 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jul-2014 16:47 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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