ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311973
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 2021 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9073D |
| MSN: | 18-6439 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4759 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kasilof, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soldotna Airport, AK (SXQ/PASX) |
| Kasilof, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while flying at a low altitude, the engine lost all power. In an effort to restore power, he rotated the fuel selector to what he thought was the left fuel tank while focusing his attention outside the airplane to conduct an emergency descent and landing. During the emergency landing the airplane impacted trees sustaining substantial damage to the wings, lift struts, fuselage and right elevator.
A post-accident wreckage examination which included an engine run revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, fuel was found in the left main fuel tank, no fuel in the right main fuel tank and the fuel selector was in the off position. The pilot stated that he must have inadvertently selected the fuel selector to the off position following the loss of power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss on engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC21LA024
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 April 1987 | N9073D | Robert Pierson | 0 | Valdez, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2023 05:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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