ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42316
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Date: | Monday 8 February 1988 |
Time: | 19:26 |
Type: | Cessna 150H |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N618DP |
MSN: | 15067200 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A-48 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Youngstown, OH -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Youngstown, OH (04G) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING 'LOSS OF POWER' PROBLEMS AND THE PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE. THE PILOT HAD BEEN WORKING BY HIMSELF REPLACING THE CARBURETOR. THE MECHANIC HAD NOT INSPECTED THE WORK PERFORMED OR RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN AIRWORTHY STATUS. THE PILOT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FOR A TEST FLIGHT AT NIGHT. THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR. THERE WAS, HOWEVER, FUEL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE GASCOLATOR. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SUCCESSFULLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X24997 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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