ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173096
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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 2015 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C Ranger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6474U |
| MSN: | 2221 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highway 38, Lonoke County, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lonoke county, AR |
| Lonoke county, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, before departure, he conducted an engine run-up, and everything was in the normal operating range. The pilot then departed, and, shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted trees and then came to rest on its belly. Examination of the airplane revealed that no fuel was visible in the right fuel tank and that about 1/2 inch of fuel was visible in the left fuel tank. The carburetor’s float bowl was empty of fuel. The carburetor heat and mixture control cables were broken, and they were not attached to their respective points. The end of the mixture control cable was found wrapped around the attachment’s bolt to connect it to the mixture control arm. The mixture control arm was removed from the carburetor; the spring under the control arm appeared intact. The cable’s break, located under the bolt head, had both a dull and a shiny section, indicating that it may have been partially fractured for some time. A broken mixture control cable or an inadequate fuel supply can cause a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6474U
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2015 01:19 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Jan-2015 18:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 27-Jan-2015 21:31 | Geno | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 11:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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