ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356678
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Date: | Thursday 19 September 1996 |
Time: | 17:15 LT |
Type: | Beechcraft H35 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5428D |
MSN: | D-4934 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3921 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-470-G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Boulder, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (1V5) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:At an altitude of 200 feet above ground level, following a touch and go landing, a total loss of power occurred and a forced landing was conducted on rough and uneven terrain. Examination of the aircraft provided evidence that the left fuel tank, which had been selected, had a totally blocked fuel vent due to a mud based insect nest. The nest was internal in the vent and could not be seen during normal inspection. The aircraft had not been flown in 20 days prior to the accident flight.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power due to a plugged fuel tank vent which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW96LA392 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA392
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