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| Date: | Friday 19 August 1988 |
| Time: | 17:34 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2542K |
| MSN: | 5269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dillingham, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Stuyahok, AK |
| Dillingham, AK (DLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS BEGINNING HIS DESCENT FOR LANDING AT DILLINGHAM, ALASKA AND DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT UNTIL HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE LANDED ON THE TUNDRA AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC88LA113
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1993 | N2542K | Private | 0 | Dillingham, AK | |
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| 2 March 2014 | N2542K | Private | 0 | Bristol Bay Lodge | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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