ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361529
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| Date: | Saturday 7 August 1993 |
| Time: | 13:19 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Oxford Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N739EP |
| MSN: | 17270487 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3698 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leeds, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oxford, ME (81B) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS OVERFLYING A CAMPSITE, LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC CAMPERS. HE REDUCED POWER TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE, THE POWER REDUCTION WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE THROTTLE MOVEMENT. HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE ESTABLISHED GLIDE SPEED AND AS HE WAS CHECKING THE POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR, CARBURETOR HEAT, AND MIXTURE CONTROL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE WING SEPARATED AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDED A OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SATISFACTORILY OPERATED AND LIMITED TO 1100 RPM BECAUSE OF ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA146
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1982 | N739EP | Dennis Paine | 0 | Taberg, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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