ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381345
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| Date: | Sunday 24 July 1983 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCAA |
| Owner/operator: | Wings Of Denver Flying Club |
| Registration: | N8626V |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3412 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elbert, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE THE PLT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS, AN AIRSTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADEIN AN OPEN FIELD SURROUNDED BY TREES. DURING THE LANDING ONE WING HIT A TREE CAUSING THE ACFT TO VEER INTO A CREEK. THE PLT SAID HE HAD TAKEN OFF WITH TANKS HALF FULL OF FUEL. INVESTIGATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED WATER IN THE FUEL AND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALSO A SPLIT SEAL WAS FOUND ON THE FUEL CAP OF THE RIGHT TANK. THE ACFT WAS NOT HANGERED AND THERE HAD BEENHEAVY RAIN FOR THE TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN83LA176
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 02:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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