ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140900
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| Date: | Friday 30 December 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Fleet 16B Finch II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9753L |
| MSN: | 529 |
| Engine model: | Warner SS165 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gin Road south of Zuehl Airfield - 1TE4, Marion, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marion, TX (1T) |
| Marion, TX (1TE4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the local flight, the airplane’s engine began to surge and then experienced a total loss of power. The pilot attempted a forced landing in a nearby field. However, during the forced landing, the airplane impacted a tree and subsequently came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that when he drained the fuel tank after the accident he found a piece of welding slag in the fuel line, which blocked the flow of fuel to the engine.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a piece of metal in the fuel line, which blocked fuel flow to the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2011 02:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Dec-2011 04:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2011 05:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 31-Dec-2011 09:55 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 01-Jan-2012 02:45 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2012 22:15 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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