ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374853
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 June 1986 |
| Time: | 07:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Donald Barrow |
| Registration: | N6469E |
| MSN: | 46569 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2050 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weatherford, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. ON DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A FIELD. DURING PRE-FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED THE FUEL TANKS WERE HALF FULL AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1' OF WATER IN THE SUMP. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT FLIGHT. EXAM OF THE CARBURETOR BOWL SHOWED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE FUEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW86LA114
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 13:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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