ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355068
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| Date: | Saturday 1 November 1997 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N44JR |
| MSN: | 24545 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 114 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bishop, CA (KBIH) |
| Carson City, NV (O04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
All engine power was suddenly lost while cruising over mountainous terrain in the pilot's experimental airplane. The pilot made a forced landing on a soft, brush-covered field, and during rollout the airplane nosed over. The pilot indicated that the power loss resulted from the engine's mixture control cable breaking due to fatigue at its carburetor attachment fitting. The component had a total time in service of 114 hours.
Probable Cause: Fuel starvation due to a fatigue fractured mixture control cable. Contributing factors were the soft, brush-covered emergency landing field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA037
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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