ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368407
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1989 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-11 |
| Owner/operator: | Bernard Paul Risley |
| Registration: | N5014H |
| MSN: | 11-849 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6455 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Walpole, ME -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wayne, ME |
| Walpole, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON A 1 MILE DECENT TO HIS HOME AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER STOPPED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A 270 DEGREE TURN IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR CAUGHT A POWER LINE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL VERTICALLY ABOUT 20 FEET, IMPACTING THE GROUND. AN ON-SCENE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS AND CARBURETOR SHOWED SUFFICIENT FUEL.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE POWERLINE WHICH THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA163
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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