ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360723
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| Date: | Sunday 13 March 1994 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4732E |
| MSN: | 18503849 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1251 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lewis, WA -
 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 |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA AMPHIBIAN EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AVAILABLE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN FOR A LANDING ON THE LAKE FROM WHICH HE HAD DEPARTED. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS SEIZED IN A PARTIALLY RESTRICTED POSITION, RESTRICTING FUEL FLOW.
Probable Cause: THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE SEIZED IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1985 | N4732E | La-tex Gulf Drilling | 0 | Leeville, LA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 10:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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