ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284103
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| Date: | Thursday 25 October 2007 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Zenair CH701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N702BW |
| MSN: | 4442 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Owosso, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Owosso, MI |
| Private Strip, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power on takeoff. The pilot broke his normal habit pattern by not turning the fuel selector off when he landed. When he got back in the airplane to depart, he forgot the fuel selector was already on and he turned it to the off position The engine lost power about 30 feet above the ground during the initial takeoff climb. The nose dropped and the airplane impacted the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot inadvertantly turned the fuel selector to the off position and failed to maintain aircraft control during the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's change in his normal habit pattern.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08CA008
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 2006 | N702BW | Robert Veltman | 0 | Owosso, Michigan | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 07:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 30-Sep-2022 07:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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