ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359979
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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 1994 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 112A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1315J |
| MSN: | 315 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1D6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle Lake, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lajitas, TX (17XS) |
| Houston, TX (T02) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
EN ROUTE AT 3,500 FEET MSL, A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN, THE NOSE GEAR HIT A DIKE. THREE AND ONE GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND 5 AND 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK WAS MEASURED BY THE PILOT DURING THE AIRPLANE RECOVERY. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED FUEL IN THE INJECTOR LINES.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA269
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 16:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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