ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199571
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 1994 |
| Time: | 10:21 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Wooden Airplane Company |
| Registration: | N93572 |
| MSN: | 74-30692 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterford lake, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pontiac, MI (KPTK) |
| Oshkosh, WI (KOSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON INITIAL VFR CLIMBOUT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH THEN LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE DESCENT HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER HIS EXACT PROCEDURES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A LAKE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE SET TO AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS, AND ONLY A FEW TEASPOONS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES. ALL ACCESSORIES OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE ENGINE RAN ON A TEST STAND.
Probable Cause: undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA249
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2017 10:54 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 10-Apr-2024 05:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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