ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369228
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| Date: | Monday 6 February 1989 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  WACO UPF-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N39721 |
| MSN: | 5854 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W-670-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Marathon, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KMTH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT DURING NORMAL CRUISE, THE PLT REPORTED THE ENG QUIT. HE DITCHED THE ACFT IN THE OCEAN. MONTHS LATER, AFTER THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED, A CURSORY EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR BOWL AND FUEL STRAINER REVEALED CORROSION.
Probable Cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO A CORRODED CARBURETOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89IA080
History of this aircraft
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| 20 August 2023 | N39721 | Flying Adventures TM LLC | 0 | Flying Circus Aerodrome (3VA3), Warrenton, VA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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