ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190429
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| Date: | Saturday 1 October 2016 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 Sundowner |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9704L |
| MSN: | M-1362 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3115 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Taylor Municipal Airport (T74), Taylor, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ingleside, TX (TFP) |
| Taylor, TX (T74) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a personal cross-country flight, the airplane's engine lost power when the airplane was 1/2 mile from the destination airport. The airline transport pilot performed a forced landing, during which the airplane struck trees and severed both wings. The fuselage impacted the ground, and the airplane caught fire. Although many of the engine accessories were damaged or destroyed by the postcrash fire, a postaccident examination of the engine revealed considerable debris in the fuel strainer screen, and the fuel strainer bowl was extensively corroded. Thus, it is likely that the debris in the fuel strainer stopped adequate flow of fuel to the engine, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of debris obstructing the fuel strainer screen and corrosion of the fuel strainer bowl.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9704L
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2016 19:36 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Oct-2016 22:18 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2019 14:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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