ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358894
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 1995 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman D75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N53232 |
| MSN: | 75-3843 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4946 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W670-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayetteville, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT NEEDLE ASSEMBLY WAS TIGHTER THAN NORMAL IN THE SEAT ASSEMBLY.
Probable Cause: A MALFUNCTION OF THE CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA107
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 1992 | N53232 | Private | 0 | Stockbridge, GA | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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