ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48613
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Date: | Sunday 7 December 2008 |
Time: | 09:30 |
Type: | Rutan Long-EZ XP |
Owner/operator: | Smith Gary |
Registration: | N6KD |
MSN: | 001 |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wauchula, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Wauchula, FL (CHN) |
Destination airport: | Wauchula, FL (CHN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot of the amateur-built airplane stated that while in cruise flight the engine lost all power and that he made an attempt to land in a field. He overshot the field and hit a power line. A cursory examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the fuel tanks were breached and fuel spillage was noted in the surrounding vegetation. A subsequent examination of the engine by the FAA inspector established compression and valvetrain continuity, and no mechanical anomalies were noted.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA09CA097 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Dec-2008 11:12 |
harro |
Updated |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
03-Dec-2017 12:13 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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