ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362267
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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 1993 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: | Quickie |
| Owner/operator: | Theodore Kibiuk |
| Registration: | N12726 |
| MSN: | 508 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 118 hours |
| Engine model: | ONAN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Durhamville, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oneida County, NY |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A GO AROUND, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE MAINTAINED THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED AND MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN TO AVOID HITTING HOMES AND TREES. AFTER THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED SNOW COVERED GROUND AND NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE TO THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL WAS LOOSE, AND THE BATTERY CHARGE WAS LOW. THE ENGINE'S IGNITION SYSTEM WAS POWERED BY THE BATTERY. NO OTHER AIRFRAME OR ENGINE ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.
Probable Cause: THE LOOSE BATTERY CABLE TO THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL, RESULTING IN TOTAL POWER LOSS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA062
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 19:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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