ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295441
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 2003 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lancair 235 |
| Owner/operator: | John J Shippey |
| Registration: | N7156W |
| MSN: | JJS3 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Payne, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FORT PAYNE, AL (4A9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he removed the carburetor from the accident airplane to troubleshoot another airplane. He reinstalled the carburetor on the accident airplane, and flew it for approximately 20 minutes. While on final approach to land on runway 4, the engine lost power. The airplane collided with trees during an attempted emergency landing. Examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions. Examination of the carburetor control system revealed that the mixture control cable was not connected. The mixture control arm on the carburetor was in the idle cut-off position.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly reconnect the mixture control cable resulting in a total loss of engine power, and subsequent in-flight collision with the trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA121
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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