LIMINGTON, ME, USA
N1895Q
CESSNA 182-K
AT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET AGL THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE. THE FAA SAID 15 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO EACH TANK PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. THE FAA EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES, EXCEPT FOR THE CARBURETOR. A DISASSEMBLY OF THE CARBURETOR SHOWED SLUDGE AND SEDIMENT WAS FOUND IN THE BOWL.
FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO CARBURETOR CONTAMINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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