ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364141
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| Date: | Friday 20 December 1991 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Grant Fritz |
| Registration: | N8678D |
| MSN: | 18-6282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, AK -
 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 PILOT STATED THAT AFTER REACHING ABOUT 50 FEET AGL DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. HE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, COMING TO REST IN THE TREES ABOUT 600 TO 800 FEET FROM THE END OF THE STRIP. AFTER NUMEROUS METAL SLIVERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CARBURETOR THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SOURCE OF THE METAL SLIVERS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA021
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1984 | N8678D | David Pope | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 11:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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