ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362704
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| Date: | Saturday 7 November 1992 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Signs Inc. |
| Registration: | N9128D |
| MSN: | 18-6509 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6427 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KCUB) |
| (KCUB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT COMPLETED REFUELING THE AIRPLANE AND TOOK OFF TO CONTINUE THE BANNER TOW OPERATION. DURING CLIMBOUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER; THE PILOT'S EFFORTS TO RESTORE NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION FAILED. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO A SOYBEAN FIELD FOR A FORCED LANDING; DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF THE EMERGENCY, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED THAT THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY BETWEEN IDLE AND THE MAXIMUM RPM RANGES. HOWEVER, THE CARBURETOR EXAMINATION, DISCLOSED THAT THE FLOAT VALVE WOULD STICK IN THE CLOSED (FUEL OFF) POSITION. A REVIEW OF THE OPERATOR'S REFUELING POLICY REVEALED THAT A BLEND OF 100 LOW LEAD AVIATION FUEL AND AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE WERE USED IN AIRPLANES GRANTED A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE FOR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. N9128D WAS GRANTED AN STC FOR THE USE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT FIELD .
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 1987 | N9128D | Private | 0 | Wolf Point, MT | |
sub |
| 5 September 2010 | N9128D | Private | 0 | Arctic Village, Alaska | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 09:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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