ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366190
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| Date: | Saturday 15 September 1990 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Ed Stevenson |
| Registration: | N756JC |
| MSN: | U20604119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1485 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puntilla Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (ANC |
| Farewell, AK (FWL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE TUNDRA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED DURING FLIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM AND BOTH ELECTRIC AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWS SIGNS OF FUEL CONTAMINATION, I.E., WATER IN BOTH FUEL LINES AND TANKS.
Probable Cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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