ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190672
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| Date: | Saturday 15 October 2016 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Zenith CH-701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3701M |
| MSN: | 7038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 3300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carbon County, Penn Forest Township, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benton, PA (PA40) |
| Stroudsburg, PA (50PA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane reported that the airplane had been flying uneventfully for about 40 minutes when it lurched and the engine experienced a partial, then total, loss of power. He placed the carburetor heat control to the high setting and established the airplane’s best glide airspeed. The pilot then attempted to restart the engine. Although it initially started, the engine would not develop power and shut down after a few seconds. Two additional restart attempts were also unsuccessful, and the pilot subsequently performed a forced landing into trees.
Postaccident examinations of the airframe and engine, which included an engine test run, did not reveal evidence of preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions, and there was sufficient fuel onboard at the time of the accident. Although the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, the engine was operating at a cruise power setting at the time of the power loss and the pilot applied carburetor heat at the first indication of a problem, which did not restore engine power. Therefore, the investigation was unable to determine the reason for the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3701M
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2016 01:12 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Oct-2016 01:14 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Oct-2016 01:21 | Geno | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2016 19:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2016 21:05 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 19:10 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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