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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 2014 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna O-1E Bird Dog |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50WP |
| MSN: | 61-2970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | River Ranch, near Silver Wings Airport (TS36), Fredericksburg, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fredericksburg, TX (TS36) |
| Fredericksburg, TX (TS36) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that he was providing instruction to a pilot in the tandem-seat airplane. He reported that, immediately after the pilot receiving instruction turned the airplane from the downwind to the base leg of the traffic pattern, the engine lost power. He took control of the airplane and called for the magnetos and boost pump to be turned on as he switched fuel tanks. He was unable to find a suitable landing area, so he attempted a landing to a small field. During the landing and while he was attempting to avoid a tree at the end of the field, the airplane struck a cattle pen. Examination of the engine revealed no preimpact anomalies. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=50WP
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Media:
Breaking update: plane crash in Fredricksburg, sends it\'s pilot and instructor to University Hospital #kens5news pic.twitter.com/vpMCTOnUBD
— roxann fisher (@KENS5Roxxs) April 16, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2014 18:44 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Apr-2014 19:50 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2014 09:07 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 06-May-2014 21:53 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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