ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359028
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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1995 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E |
| Owner/operator: | Rangoon Airways Inc., |
| Registration: | N940AK |
| MSN: | 15321 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 501 hours |
| Engine model: | AllisonV1710-111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phelps, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fulton, NY (N00) |
| Geneseo, NY (D52) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINE RUN-UP, TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT WERE NORMAL. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 1,600 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO 'BACKFIRE VIOLENTLY TWICE,' THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO A MORE SUITABLE LANDING AREA; THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED CORNFIELD. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR NOR IN THE FUEL LINE TO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL LINES WERE COMPROMISED DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE. THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRIC DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WERE REMOVED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION AND FUNCTIONED SATISFACTORILY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN IN STORAGE ALL WINTER, AND HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor related to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO95LA052
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 20:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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