ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168616
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| Date: | Sunday 10 August 2014 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Ryan Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Flaugher Jonathan |
| Registration: | N4533K |
| MSN: | NAV-4-1533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3548 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra Sky Park Airport (E79), Fresno, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Madera, CA (MAE) |
| Fresno, CA (E79) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while the airplane was on short final to the runway, he increased power to maintain the glideslope and then heard a muffled “bang or chug,” followed by the engine sounding “as if it were drowning.” The airplane started to descend, and the pilot executed an off-airport landing. During the landing sequence, the left wing impacted a fence. The airplane then crossed a median and came to rest against a second fence. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Media:
#PHOTOS Small plane crash-lands near Sierra Sky Park in Northwest Fresno | http://t.co/BLS3rKOpfD pic.twitter.com/4HjD7doaAX
— ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30) August 10, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2014 00:55 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Aug-2014 01:53 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 08:17 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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