ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35891
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 December 1990 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Kansas City Aviation Center |
| Registration: | N84499 |
| MSN: | 28-8216034 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4158 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gardner, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Salina, KS (SLN) |
| Olathe, KS (OJC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CRUISING AT NIGHT ON AN IFR FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL TANKS AND THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAD DID NOT HELP. HE WAS VECTORED TOWARD THE NEAREST AIRPORT BY ATC. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE AND CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT FOUR MILES SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. CAUSE: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X24733
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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