ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369619
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| Date: | Sunday 23 October 1988 |
| Time: | 15:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Boyd Machine Co., Inc. |
| Registration: | N185SH |
| MSN: | 18502782 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3133 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-CD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trumbauersville, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Quakertown, PA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 200-250 FEET A.G.L. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A SWING SET DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE TOOK WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE 'OFF' POSITION.
Probable Cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A SWING SET, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND TO TURN IT ON PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA017
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 16:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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