ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131941
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Date: | Monday 26 July 1993 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Piper PA-22-150 |
Owner/operator: | Ron Stow |
Registration: | N6723B |
MSN: | 22-4056 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3800 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | West Plains, MO -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | UNO |
Destination airport: | M48 |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On July 26, 1993, about 1200 central daylight time, a Piper, PA22-150; N6723B, was destroyed by post-impact fire shortly after takeoff. The private pilot and one passenger were both uninjured. The local pleasure flight was originating from West Plains Municipal Airport, West Plains, Missouri in visual meteorological conditions. The flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91 had no flight plan on file.
The pilot took-off on runway 36 and at 150 feet AGL the engine lost total power. The PIC checked the magnetos, mixture, carburetor heat, fuel selector, all to no avail. The pilot also tried pumping the engine primer. The PIC then turned the aircraft left to avoid some trees at the end of the runway. He landed the aircraft in a thicket of 6 foot bushes and blackberry briers to soften the impact.
When the aircraft stopped, the windscreen was gone, and the pilot and passenger climbed out through the windscreen area. The wreckage was completely engulfed in flames shortly thereafter.
The post-accident examination of the engine found all sparkplugs, except the lower #2 cylinder plug, fired normally. All four nuts attaching the carburetor to the engine were only hand tight, but the intake manifold gasket was in good condition. No evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunction with airframe, engine or accessories was found.
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001211X12861
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
05-Jun-2020 17:56 |
BEAVERSPOTTER |
Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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