ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353088
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Date: | Saturday 3 July 1999 |
Time: | 14:21 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4494Z |
MSN: | 18-8848 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3843 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | New Castle, VA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (VA85) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:After takeoff, approximately 100 feet above the ground, the engine lost all power. The pilot made a left turn to avoid utility wires, and the airplane impacted terrain at a field adjacent to the airport. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. The Inspector observed the fuel selector valve in the 'OFF' position. He did not observe any fuel present in the carburetor bowl or fuel strainer. He added that the fuel strainer and carburetor bowl were not compromised during the accident. He interviewed the rescue personnel, and none of the people interviewed stated that they moved the fuel selector. Additionally, the Inspector observed the metal skin, surrounding the fuel selector, buckled. He did not observe any scrape marks near the fuel selector. When he asked the pilot about the position of the fuel selector prior to takeoff, the pilot could not remember the position.
Probable Cause: The pilot tookoff with the fuel tank selector in an improper position (OFF), resulting in fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC99LA164 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA164
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