ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369965
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Date: | Saturday 20 August 1988 |
Time: | 20:45 LT |
Type: | Smith DSA-1 Miniplane |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N39F |
MSN: | DSA-50-1 |
Total airframe hrs: | 395 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Superior, WI -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Superior, WI |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE IN NORMAL CRUISE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FRACTURE OF THE FUEL LINE, HAD OCCURRED AT THE POINT WHERE THE PILOT/OWNER HAD INSTALLED AN AUTOMOTIVE TYPE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE REGULATOR HAD NOT BEEN SUPPORTED PROPERLY TO GUARD AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF VIBRATION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI88DER09 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88DER09
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