ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365834
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| Date: | Sunday 23 December 1990 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca L-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52350 |
| MSN: | 058B6712 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1701 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooksville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LEVELING OFF FOLLOWING A CLIMB, THE ENG QUIT. DURING THE DESCENT FOR A FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES, A POWER LINE, THEN THE GROUND. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE FUEL SYST FOR CONTAMINANTS; NONE WERE FOUND. FUEL QUANTITY WAS SUFFICIENT. THE DAMAGED CARB WAS REMOVED & AN AIRWORTHY CARB WAS INSTALLED FOR THE ENG RUN. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DAMAGED CARB WAS BENCH TESTED & FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENG POWER.
Probable Cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA052
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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