ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202015
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1999 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Quicksilver Airways |
| Registration: | N8620S |
| MSN: | 15061920 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4961 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KFAI) |
| Fort Yukon, AK (FYU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot rented the accident airplane from a local flight school. He reported that while in cruise flight, the engine began to run rough, and lose power. The engine continued to lose power until altitude could no longer be maintained, and the pilot selected a frozen lake as an emergency landing site. He said that as the airplane touched down, deep snow pivoted the airplane to the right, and the left wing struck the snow. An FAA inspector interviewed the owner of the airplane on the following day. He reported that the owner and his mechanic traveled to the accident site in order to recover the accident airplane. The owner told the FAA inspector that upon arrival at the accident site, the engine primer was found in the unlocked position. He added that once the primer was placed in the locked position, the engine was started. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and elevator. During a subsequent follow-up telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the pilot said the airplane's primer was in and locked at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA034
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 1992 | N8620S | Private | 0 | Fairbanks, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 10:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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