ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361823
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Date: | Sunday 20 June 1993 |
Time: | 15:15 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150J |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N60454 |
MSN: | 15070319 |
Total airframe hrs: | 10123 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wilton, ND -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Butte, ND |
Destination airport: | Bismark, ND (KBIS) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUISE AT 2000 FEET AGL. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO A HIGHWAY, SAW TRAFFIC AND TURNED TO A FIELD. ON FINAL THE PILOT SAW A POWER LINE AND ASSESSED HE COULD NOT MANEUVER TO AVOID. DISASSEMBLY OF THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP SHOWED A SPLIT SEAL ON A DIAPHRAGM SHAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT RECALL SELECTING THE AUXILIARY PUMP AFTER ONSET OF THE POWER LOSS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI93LA215 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA215
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