ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369699
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| Date: | Thursday 6 October 1988 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: | Pitts Special |
| Owner/operator: | Shelton Prudhomme |
| Registration: | N3S |
| MSN: | 200 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 502 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Benito, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (T66) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER & THE PILOT TRIED TO GLIDE THE AIRPLANE TO AN AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE. HE SELECTED A FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN & WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED AT THE FIRE WALL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE 'B' NUT FITTING ON THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE POWERPLANT AT THE FIREWALL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DRG01
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 17:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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