ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170311
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| Date: | Sunday 5 October 2014 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: | Ace Baby Ace |
| Owner/operator: | Knobloch Elmer W |
| Registration: | N3RH |
| MSN: | REH-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 484 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Lincoln Regional Airport (KLHM), Lincoln, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln, CA (LHM) |
| Lincoln, CA (LHM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following an uneventful takeoff and straight-out departure, the pilot leveled the airplane about 1,000 ft above ground level, at which point, the engine began to sputter, and it subsequently lost power. The pilot initiated a return to the departure airport; however, due to the low altitude, he initiated a forced landing to a nearby field. During the landing, the main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the gascolator screen and fuel outlet port were partially restricted with red, sandlike debris, which would have restricted the fuel flow to the carburetor and led to the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from debris restricting the fuel flow within the fuel system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N3RH
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2014 03:52 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Oct-2014 16:26 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2014 18:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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