ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357917
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Date: | Saturday 16 December 1995 |
Time: | 19:00 LT |
Type: | Maule M-4 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N12010 |
MSN: | 20 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hot Springs, SD -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KHSR) |
Destination airport: | Sioux Falls, SD (KFSD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot said that in an attempt to increase the amount of cabin heat, he closed off the two air inlets to the engine with cardboard. One air inlet allows cooling air to enter the cowling, the second air inlet supplies air to the carburetor. After takeoff, the pilot reported the airplane would not climb, and a forced landing was made.
Probable Cause: an unauthorized modification of the air induction system by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI96LA056 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA056
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