ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373837
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1986 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B23 |
| Owner/operator: | Earic Edwards |
| Registration: | N7651R |
| MSN: | M1259 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2146 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trenton, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bar Harbor, ME |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO 600 FT & WAS CLIMBING AT 300 FT/MIN, WHEN THE ENG 'STARTED TO LABOR,' THEN QUIT RUNNING. HE USED CARBURETOR HEAT & 'PRIMED THROUGH POWER REDUCTION,' BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT RESTART. DURING AN EMERG LNDG ON ROUGH TERRAIN, THE ACFT WAS DMGD. AT THAT TIME, THE TEMP WAS BELOW FREEZING (25 DEG F).NO MECHANICAL REASON WAS FND FOR THE LOSS OF PWR. WHEN THE CARB WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENG & DISSASSEMBLED, THE BOWL WAS FULL OF FUEL WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA046
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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