ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361468
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1993 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N123TL |
| MSN: | 12-3969 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goose Bay, AK -
 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 MODIFIED PA-12 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH A 160 HP ENGINE REQUIRING EXTENSIVE UPGRADE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE HAD A HISTORY OF SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STARVATION ENGINE STOPPAGES WITHOUT ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL, IGNITION OR CARBURATION ANOMALIES.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE INSTALLATION INFORMATION SUPPLIED WITH THE STC FOR THE ENGINE UPGRADE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA151
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 April 1991 | N123TL | Private | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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