ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366769
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| Date: | Sunday 17 June 1990 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-135 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3393A |
| MSN: | 22-1651 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklin Center, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON BASE LEG ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED. THE ENGINE SURGED AND THEN LOST POWER, AND WAS NOT RESTARTED. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND IMPACTED IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE TEMPERATURE 11 MILES AWAY WAS RECORDED AT 89 DEGREES F AND THE DEWPOINT AT 68 DEGREES F.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A FORCED LANDING WHICH RESTULED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA133
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 11:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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