ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236299
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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 2020 |
| Time: | 18:12 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon CS |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N68555 |
| MSN: | 23-72 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2475 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riddles Bend, Rainbow City, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gadsden-Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, AL (GAD/KGAD) |
| Gadsden-Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, AL (GAD/KGAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, during the flight back to the departure airport after practicing aerobatic maneuvers, the engine started to "cut off and on." The pilot decided to make an emergency landing in a field. The airplane impacted trees, and the landing gear and both wings were buckled.
The wreckage examination found that both fuel tanks were breached and absent of fuel. The airplane was recovered from the accident site, and an engine test run was conducted. Prior to the test run, all fuel lines leading to the fuel pumps and fuel servo were examined. The mechanical and electrical fuel pumps were checked, and no anomalies were noted. An external fuel tank was plumbed to the mechanical pump for the test run. The fuel-injected engine was started and run for 2 to 3 minutes at various rpms, and no anomalies were noted.
Probable Cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA194
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=68555
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2020 04:29 | Geno | Added |
| 22-May-2020 14:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 22-May-2020 16:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source] |
| 01-Jul-2022 13:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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