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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1990 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB |
| Owner/operator: | Merle David Howell |
| Registration: | N57514 |
| MSN: | 96-73 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 926 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pomeroy, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lewiston, ID (KLWS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND FROM A WHEEL LANDING AFTER IT WAS SUGGESTED BY HIS PASSENGER. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE LANDED IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. IT WAS ABOVE THE MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED OPERATION ABOVE CERTIFICATED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY IN THIS EQUIPMENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 June 1996 | N57514 | Private | 1 | Pomeroy, WA | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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