ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175444
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| Date: | Thursday 18 March 2004 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182K Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4GB |
| MSN: | 18258054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eden, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eden, GA (GA35) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was conducting a test flight following the installation of an overhauled engine. He said that during the installation he drained all fuel from the airplane and added about 38 gallons of 100LL fuel. After ground runs of approximately 20-minutes with no problems noted he re-started the engine, did a standard run-up and taxied to the runway and took off at 1429. Shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power and the pilot attempted to return to the airport. As the pilot maneuvered for the forced landing, the airplane collided with the tops of trees, the runway, and flipped inverted. Examination of the engine found the mixture control cable disconnected from the carburetor. During the post-accident examination of the the airplane, the engine ran without any discrepancies after the mixture control cable was reconnected.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power due to improper installation by maintenance personnel which resulted in the mixture control cable becoming disconnected in-flight. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the in-flight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040323X00355&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 September 1998 | N3054Q | C G L Flying Club, Inc. | 0 | Eldon, MO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 21:29 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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