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| NTSB Identification: NYC90LA037. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 42819. |
| Accident occurred Saturday, December 09, 1989 at UXBRIDGE, MA |
| Aircraft: CESSNA 172G, registration: N4289L |
| Injuries: 2 Serious, 1 Minor |
| Event: 20001213X30008 Status: Final Report Approved On Wednesday, September 09, 1992 |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FULL FUEL ON BOARD BEFORE TAKEOFF. HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, BUT WAS HIGH. WHILE MANEUVERING, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT BANKED STEEPLY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A POWERLINE. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND STRUCK THE GROUND. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED A LARGE PIECE OF ICE WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL STRAINER. THE ICE WAS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO BLOCK AT LEAST 50% OF THE FUEL FLOW. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| ICE IN THE FUEL STRAINER, WHICH RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW & RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE, WHEN HE ABRUPTLY MANEUVERED IT TO AVOID A TRANSMISSION WIRE DURING A FORCED LANDING. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER |
| Phase of Operation: GO-AROUND (VFR) |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) FUEL SYSTEM, STRAINER / BLOCKED (PARTIAL) / (0) |
| 2 ( Cause ) PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION / INADEQUATE / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| 3 ( Cause ) FLUID, FUEL / STARVATION / (0) |
| 4 ( Cause ) FUEL SYSTEM / ICE / (0) |
| 5 ( Cause ) FUEL SYSTEM / WATER / (0) |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Occurrence: 3, LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 ( Cause ) STALL/SPIN / INADVERTENT / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| Occurrence: 4, IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - UNCONTROLLED |
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