ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176565
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 2004 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: | Alon A2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5674F |
| MSN: | A 174 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1731 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C9016F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce, FL (FPR) |
| Indian River, FL (FL74) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot the airplane lost engine power shortly after takeoff. Efforts by the pilot to restart the engine were unsuccessful. During the forced landing, the airplane collided with trees in an orange grove. Examination of the downed airplane revealed that the ribs of the right wing were bent, and the fuselage was buckled. Further examination revealed the lower gasket on the glass gascolator bowl was not aligned. The examination also disclosed that the glass gascolator bowl was dry and cracked. The maintenance performed on the airplane was an annual inspection which was completed 20 hours before the accident flight on October 23, 2003.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from a crack in the gascolator bowl.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040427X00518&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2015 16:08 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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