ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58952
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 2009 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N338WS |
| MSN: | 23-1341 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4850 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | field near Shelbyville, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | GEZ |
| Chesterfield, MO (SUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane had not been flown for four years. It was on the second leg of a ferry flight when the left engine failed. The pilot made a forced landing to a plowed field, during which the wings and bottom fuselage sustained substantial damage. Prior to the accident flight, the pilot told the airport manager that he could not get all of the water out of the fuel system and that he was sure that more water would be found during sumping, due to sloshing during the flight from the previous airport. The pilot stated that no contamination was found during the preflight. An examination of the airplane showed water in the fuel. No other anomalies were found with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel contamination. Also causal was the pilot's decision to conduct the flight with known contaminants in the fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2009 07:46 | Digitalis | Added |
| 15-Mar-2009 03:09 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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