ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289034
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 2011 |
| Time: | 10:04 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Lloyd Magnuson |
| Registration: | N231EH |
| MSN: | 25-0179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3575 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Opelousas, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Opelousas-St Landry Parish Ahart Field, LA (KOPL) |
| Kenosha-Kenosha Municipal Airport, WI (ENW/KENW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, immediately after retracting the landing gear during the takeoff climb, the engine began running rough. He performed a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane collided with trees. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no fuel in the fuel pump, and water was found inside the fuel manifold bowl. The water was brown in color, did not smell like aviation fuel, and left a brown stain when it evaporated.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA529
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 2002 | N231EH | Air Bound, LLC | 0 | Rexburg, Idaho | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 09:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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