ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361627
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1993 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N95478 |
| MSN: | 28-25987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4702 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sparta, MI -
 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 ENGINE RAN ROUGHLY AND LOST PARTIAL POWER DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. A LANDING LIGHT GASKET WAS FOUND CAUGHT IN THE AIRBOX SCREEN AND TRAILING INTO THE CARBURETOR.
Probable Cause: the separation of the rear landing light gasket into the air induction path.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA275
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 June 1984 | N95478 | Private | 0 | Wauseon, OH | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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