ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194935
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 2017 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | How Inc |
| Registration: | N6013E |
| MSN: | 17271983 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10961 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico offshore Yankeetown, Levy County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cedar Key, FL (KCDK) |
| Orlando-Central Florida Regional Airport, FL (SFB/KSFB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that the engine run-up and takeoff were normal for the personal flight. About 15 minutes after takeoff, while in cruise flight, the engine experienced a total loss of power, and the pilot subsequently declared an emergency. He attempted to restart the engine four times before ditching the airplane in water. The pilot and passenger then egressed without injury.
Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Although water was noted in the carburetor and fuel strainer, it could not be determined if the water entered the fuel system before the accident or when the airplane became submerged in water. Although weather conditions were conducive to the accumulation of serious icing at glide power, the investigation could not conclusively determine whether carburetor ice played a role in the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6013E
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1989 | N6013E | Eagle Aviation | 0 | Cedar Key, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2017 19:20 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Apr-2017 10:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Apr-2019 12:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Apr-2019 13:14 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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