ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354094
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1998 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Navion G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2498T |
| MSN: | NAV4-2498 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1382 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-H6B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Telluride, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO |
| (KTEX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a visual approach, while turning base leg for landing at the end of a cross-country flight, the engine lost all power and the aircraft landed in trees off the approach end of the runway of intended use. Examination of the engine provided no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction; however, it did provide evidence of an overly lean mixture in the form of white carbon like material on the spark plugs. Verification of fuel remaining at the time of the accident was not possible due to impact damage which compromised the fuel system.
Probable Cause: Pilot operating the aircraft with an overly lean mixture. A factor was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA320
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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