ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355661
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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1997 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Robert W Jeffway |
| Registration: | N39CC |
| MSN: | 18502858 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2225 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlton, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Keene, NH (KEEN) |
| Southbridge, MA (3B0 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, shortly after takeoff about 400 feet AGL, the engine lost power. Despite his efforts of switching the electric fuel boost pump on, he was unable to restart the engine, and a forced landing was performed to a swampy, wooded area. The airplane had accumulated over 2225 hours of flight time including 4 hours since the annual inspection that was completed 4 days prior to the accident. At the inspection, the engine was replaced with a zero time factory rebuilt engine. The left main fuel tank, electric fuel boost pump, and the fuel collector drain were also replaced. According to the FAA, during the postaccident engine test run, the engine driven fuel pump operated satisfactory. When full power was added, and the electric fuel boost pump was turned on, the engine operated satisfactory
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons..
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA093
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 14:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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