ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158655
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2013 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8141X |
| MSN: | 17248641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marion Lake, Marion Forks, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lebanon, OR (KS30) |
| Lebanon, OR (KS30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying over a heavily wooded, remote area when the engine lost power. He restarted the engine several times, and each time the engine ran for a shorter period of time. Eventually unable to restart the engine, the pilot chose to ditch the airplane in a lake rather than descend into trees. The airplane sank in about 8 feet of water and came to rest at the bottom of the lake. The airplane was eventually recovered from the lake, but the engine was not properly preserved to prevent corrosion. The pilot reported no preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the engine was not properly preserved to prevent corrosion after the wreckage was recovered from the lake.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N8141X
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2013 21:13 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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