ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248179
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 February 2021 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E Super 21 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3254F |
| MSN: | 670047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming I0360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK/KLVK), Livermore, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Livermore, CA |
| Livermore, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb after takeoff, the engine lost total power. The pilot made a forced landing to a road, during which the airplane impacted a car, resulting in substantial damage.
An engine examination revealed rust and a black material on the fuel injection servo filter plug. The fuel flow servo diaphragm contained a hard grey sludge. When the fuel injection servo was functionally tested, no fuel flow was observed. The servo was disassembled, and corrosion and debris were identified in the regulator center body and diaphragm assembly. It is likely that corrosion and debris restricted the flow of fuel to the engine, resulting in fuel starvation and the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of corrosion and rust in the fuel injection servo.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA119
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3254F
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1979 | N9753M | Oregon State University | 3 | Newberg, OR | |
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| VFR flight in IMC | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2021 03:37 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Feb-2021 03:46 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 24-Feb-2021 04:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2021 08:35 | Airwork737 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Feb-2021 18:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2022 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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