ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370132
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1988 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Aircraft Marketing |
| Registration: | N2883P |
| MSN: | 937 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montpelier, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Burlington, VT (KBTV) |
| Laconia, NH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE PROBLEM DURING A FERRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT KNAPP STATE AIRPORT IN MONTPELIER, VERMONT. HOWEVER, DURING THE APPROACH THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER AND PARTICLES OF RUST.
Probable Cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION OF WATER AND RUST PARTICLES IN FUEL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA198
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 07:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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