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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1996 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2564M |
| MSN: | 12-937 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3147 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Astoria, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KAST) |
| Troutdale, OR (KTTD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb after takeoff, the aircraft experienced a complete loss of engine power at about 200 feet above ground level (AGL). The pilot maneuvered the aircraft to a forced landing in high vegetation, where it received substantial damage during touchdown. An inspection of the engine revealed that the carburetor heat box flapper valve had broken off and was restricting air flow in the carburetor throat.
Probable Cause: failure of the carburetor heat box flapper valve, and the resultant air flow restriction to the carburetor. A factor relating to the accident was: high vegetation in the area where the forced landing was executed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA178
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 2001 | N2564M | Private | 1 | Augusta, MT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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