Date: | Wednesday 5 March 2003 |
Time: | 11:50 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Owner/operator: | Wright Stuff |
Registration: | N9793B |
MSN: | 208B0114 |
Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8274 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1.8 km S of Creswell, OR -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Creswell-Hobby Field Airport, OR |
Destination airport: | Cottage Grove State Airport, OR |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Shortly after takeoff from Creswell at an altitude of 1,000 feet agl a total loss of engine power occurred, necessitating a forced landing. The airplane touched down uneventfully in an open pasture, but subsequently impacted trees at the end of a field resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Water contamination in the fuel system which resulted in a loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff, and the pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection. Trees were a factor."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA03LA043 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA043
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