ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298467
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| Date: | Sunday 23 September 2001 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3961D |
| MSN: | 34661 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Pole, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | North Pole , AK (95Z) |
| North Pole , AK (95Z) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commerical pilot was conducting skydiving operations in the vicinity of the accident airport. After the airplane climbed to about 11,500 feet msl, all three of the skydivers aboard exited the airplane, and the pilot began a descent to return to the departure airport. The pilot said that while on approach, all engine power was lost, and emergency engine procedures did not restore engine power. The airplane collided with trees and sustained extensive damage to the wings, and fuselage. A responding FAA inspector gathered a fuel sample from the accident airplane's carburetor float bowl. Laboratory analysis of the sample revealed the sample met the specifications for aviation fuel. Contaminates in the fuel sample consisted of vegetative material, dirt, sand, and wood pieces.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power, due to contaminated fuel, during approach for landing. A factor associated with the accident was unsuitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA134
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 18:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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