ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359935
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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 1994 |
| Time: | 10:05 LT |
| Type: | Allen D. Potts WAG-A-BOND |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47AT |
| MSN: | 147 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 444 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benton City, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver, WA (59S) |
| Kennewick, WA (S98) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE DESCENDING TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD; HOWEVER, DUE TO STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON THE SOFT DIRT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE ENGINE, BUT THAT HE SUSPECTED FUEL STARVATION THAT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Probable Cause: FUEL STARVATION AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA217
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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