ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358523
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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 1995 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18679 |
| MSN: | 15074038 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3926 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Picayune, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KPCU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ORBITING A HOUSE, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. WHILE DESCENDING THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH, AND REMAINED SUSPENDED IN A TREE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED EACH CONTAINED 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR CONTAMINANTS; NONE WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED TO NO HIGHER THAN 1,500 RPM DUE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE MAGNETOS WERE OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95LA193
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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