ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382875
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Date: | Sunday 12 December 1982 |
Time: | 16:50 LT |
Type: | Frank Turben AERO SPORT SCAMP |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N37690 |
MSN: | 4621 |
Total airframe hrs: | 67 hours |
Engine model: | VOLKSWAGEN 2180-CC |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Carefree, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Carefree, AZ |
Destination airport: | Carefree, AZ |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT FLEW FROM GLENDALE TO CAREFREE, AZ. AFTER LANDING, HE REFUELED AND PAID FOR 6.7 GALS OF GASOLINE. DURING TAKEOFF, HE ENCOUNTERED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. A TURN WAS MADE TOWARD LOWER TERRAIN AND TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT BARELY CLEARED POWER LINES AND LANDED IN THE DESERT. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR DUE INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND COLLAPSED, THEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND GASCOLATOR REVEALED EVIDENCE OF WATER. WATER WAS ALSO FOUND IN A SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE FUEL TRUCK.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX83LUJ06 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LUJ06
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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