ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297936
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| Date: | Saturday 13 October 2018 |
| Time: | 11:05 LT |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3HH |
| MSN: | 1066D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 63 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grant-Valkaria, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE) |
| Valkaria, FL (X59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was in cruise flight when the engine lost partial power, then total power. He restarted the engine and briefly regained partial power, but shortly thereafter, the engine again lost all power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a road, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage.
A test run of the engine indicated no anomalies; however, further inspection revealed a stuck float needle in the carburetor and a clogged carburetor vent line, which could have led to an excess vacuum in the carburetor and restricted fuel flow. It is likely that this restriction caused a transient condition that resulted in the loss of engine power that was not replicated during the test run.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to a carburetor malfunction, which resulted in a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA015
History of this aircraft
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| 3 August 2023 | N3HH | Private | 0 | near Wetumpka, AL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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