ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292043
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 2006 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1026K |
| MSN: | 3753 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marine City, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marine City , MI (76G) |
| (76G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted the terrain in a field following a loss of engine power on takeoff. The pilot reported that the engine start and run up were normal. He stated that the engine lost power and restarted when they were about half way down the runway during the takeoff. He stated this occurred again when they were too far down the runway to abort the takeoff. The pilot reported that there were high-tension lines in front of them so he descended to fly under the lines. He then saw lower power lines near the road. He was able to fly above these lines. The pilot reported that the engine power continued going on and off during this period. The pilot reported the airplane was about tree top height when he banked to the left and then to the right to line up with a field. It was during this time the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Inspection of the airplane and engine revealed that approximately one third of the carburetor fuel screen was plugged by dirt. No other mechanical failures/malfunctions were identified.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to the partial blocked carburetor fuel screen which resulted in partial fuel starvation and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the loss of engine power occurred.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06CA194
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 December 1982 | N1026K | Alan Edwin Malone | 0 | New Orleans, LA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 13:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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