Date: | Friday 14 May 1971 |
Time: | 07:02 |
Type: | Convair CV-240-14 |
Owner/operator: | United States Department of Interior |
Registration: | N1015G |
MSN: | 127 |
Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Buhl, ID -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Twin Falls City County Airport, ID (TWF/KTWF) |
Destination airport: | Twin Falls City County Airport, ID (TWF/KTWF) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The no. 2 engine lost power during climb due to a rupture in the fuel feed valve diaphragm. The propeller was not feathered and the pilot decided to carry out a belly landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - fuel system: pumps
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper emergency procedures
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 1 engine
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA71FYA32 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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