ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365595
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| Date: | Saturday 16 March 1991 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Pereira GP-3 Osprey 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N69CK |
| MSN: | 1169 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aurora, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE AMATEUR-BUILT OSPREY II AMPHIBIAN COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS. THE ELECTRIC AUTOMOTIVE-TYPE BOOST PUMP WAS KNOWN TO SUSTAIN A PRESSURE DROP FROM 6 PSI TO .5 PSI AFTER THREE MINUTES OF OPERATION. THAT PUMP WAS USED TO PUMP FUEL FROM THE FUSELAGE TANKS TO THE PEDESTAL-MOUNTED ENGINE.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION BECAUSE OF AN INADEQUATE COMPONENT AND INADEQUATE FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA067
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1989 | N69CK | Private | 0 | West Linn, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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