ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376426
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 1985 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: | Skyranger SILVER CLOUD |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N210JT |
| MSN: | 021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 532 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bellaire, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bellaire, MI |
| Bellaire, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED AFTER COLLIDING WITH WIRES DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS DURING CLIMBOUT. THE PLT. BUILDER HAD RIGGED A TEMPORARY PLASTIC FUEL CONTAINER ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR BECAUSE THE MAIN WING TANKS HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED. THIS FLOOR TANK WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO GIVE GRAVITY FEED AND AS THE ACFT NOSED UP THE ENGINE WOULD TEND TO STOP OPERATING. AFTER A LOSS OF POWER THE PLT TURNED TO LAND BUT FAILED TO CLEAR A POWERLINE ENROUTE AND CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLASTIC FUEL CONTAINER RUPTURED ON IMPACT AND DRENCHED THE PLT BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PLT WAS SUSPENDED UNCONSCIOUS UPSIDE DOWN IN HIS LAP BELT & SHOULDER HARNESS AND WAS RESCUED
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85FEM01
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 16:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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