ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374099
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| Date: | Saturday 4 October 1986 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N63SM |
| MSN: | 63 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LOCAL TEST FLIGHT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT ACFT, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AT APRX 3000 FT AGL. UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PLT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. APRX ONE FT ABOVE THE TWO FOOT HIGH GRASS, THE PLT RAISED THE NOSE TO FLARE WHEN THE ACFT ENTERED A STALL. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT A SAFETY WIRE HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AND THE GASCALATOR WAS LOOSE. APRX 1 TABLESPOON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE GASCALATOR AND THE CARBURETOR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87DVG01
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 2000 | N63SM | Private | 0 | WILLOWS, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 20:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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