ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358943
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1995 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83622 |
| MSN: | 18-7709104 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2277 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Galena, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KGAL) |
| Huslia, AK (HSL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THIS WAS THE AIRPLANE'S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER WINTER. THE PILOT DRAINED THE FUEL TANK SUMPS AND GASCOLATOR AND FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING ON THE TUNDRA. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT REMOVED THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GASCOLATOR TO THE CARBURETOR AND FOUND WATER IN THE FUEL LINE.
Probable Cause: THE WATER CONTAMINATING THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH FAILED TO ELIMINATE THE WATER FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA061
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1989 | N83622 | Private | 0 | Red Lake, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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