ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362443
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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1993 |
| Time: | 16:48 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | Multserv Flying Club |
| Registration: | N32307 |
| MSN: | 28-7515122 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4916 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Cumberland, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND STARTED TO CLIMB FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SAID, ' [I] TURNED CARB HEAT ON...AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN POWER [OCCURRED] FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN POWER.' THE POWER LOSS CONTINUED, AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE RIVER. AFTER DRYING THE ENGINE, THE FAA WAS ABLE TO RUN THE ENGINE 'SMOOTHLY DURING THE RUN-UP PERIOD.' NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING IN THE RIVER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA062
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1987 | N32307 | York Area Flying Service | 0 | Middletown, PA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 06:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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