ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366461
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 August 1990 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N681M |
| MSN: | 27-20 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4616 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burns, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Hermiston, OR (S22) |
| Jackson, CA (O70) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT, INACTIVE FOR 8 YEARS, WAS BEING FERRIED TO THE PILOTS FACILITIES FOR REBUILD. WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, THE RT ENG QUIT AND THE PROP WOULD NOT FEATHER. THE ACFT WOULD NOT MAINT ALT IN THAT CONFIGURATION AND THE PILOT BEGAN A FORCED LANDING, DURING WHICH THE LEFT ENG QUIT. THE ACFT IMPACTED SOFT TERRAIN, COLLAPSING THE LDG GEAR, AND DAMAGING THE LOWER FUSELAGE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS IN 1982. THE FEERY PERMIT ISSUED FOR THE FLT EXPIRED 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE FLT. A FUEL TANK WAS CHANGED BEFORE THE FLT & THE PILOT APPLIED TAPE ON THE FILLER CAP. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AND THE RT OUTBOARD TANK LINE WAS BLOCKED. THE RT OUTBOARD TANK WAS SELECTED WHEN THE RT ENG QUIT.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A BLOCKED FUEL LINE AND THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN AN NON-AIRWORTHY CONDITION BY THE PIC.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 1973 | N681M | Private | 0 | Cameron, SC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 05:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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