ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236450
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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 2016 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7355W |
| MSN: | 28-1235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rowesville, Orangeburg County, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beaufort, SC (ARW) |
| Columbia, SC (CUB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that about 20 minutes after takeoff the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot further reported that during the off airport forced landing the right aileron was substantially damaged.
A post-accident examination revealed that the fuel line between the fuel transducer and the carburetor had failed. The manufacture and part number for the failed line was Strato Flex, P/N 111-6, respectively. The fuel line was installed as part of the J. P. Instruments EDM-700 engine monitoring system per the supplemental type certificate SA2586NM on May 01, 2002.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The fuel line failure between the fuel transducer and the carburetor, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced off airport
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20160613X20559&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=CA
https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitlist.cfm?docketID=58997&CFID=249626&CFTOKEN=8331eb86fbe29d65-3F15C1BB-5056-942C-927117C395D7F974
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 2020 | N7355W | Private | 0 | Steele, Pemiscot County, MO | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2020 08:46 | Captain Adam | Added |
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