ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310885
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 2023 |
| Time: | 20:13 LT |
| Type: |  Ryan Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Lead And Brass Racing LLC |
| Registration: | N4229K |
| MSN: | NAV-4-1229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-550B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Estates Airpark (XS09), New Waverly, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Scottsboro, AL (4A6) |
| Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, TX (CXO/KCXO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after a night cross-country flight, he overflew his private airport to see if the solar lights were working. Unable to see the lights, he began a climb and initiated a left turn towards an alternate airport. He stated that while in the turn, “the engine started to cut out,' and he initiated the emergency procedures checklist. Unable to restore the engine power, he initiated a forced landing. The airplane impacted several trees during the approach before impacting the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both wings.
During a postaccident examination, sediment was found in fuel that was drained from the fuel tanks and the fuel manifold distributor. The amount of sediment in the distributor likely reduced the fuel flow to the engine, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA153
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4229K
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2023 02:06 | Geno | Added |
| 02-May-2023 19:21 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 30-Sep-2023 11:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 30-Sep-2023 11:59 | harro | Updated |
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