ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365235
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 1991 |
| Time: | 13:38 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | James A Pool |
| Registration: | N2714N |
| MSN: | 12972 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellsville, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT FORCED THE AIRPLANE TO THE GROUND, RATHER THAN FLY INTO TREES. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED A BLOCKED FUEL LINE. PREVIOUS FLIGHTS ON THIS TANK WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRPLANE HAD RECENTLY BEEN ASSEMBLED FROM PARTS.
Probable Cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO A FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA143
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1964 | N2714N | Private | 0 | Laytonsville MD | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 08:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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