Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA84LA121

NOTI, OR, USA

Aircraft #1

N4327K

NAVION A

Analysis

AT ABOUT 4,000 FT MSL, THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PLT MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE ARPT. THE ENG THEN QUIT. HE TURNED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, LEANED THE MIXTURE & CHECKED THE MAGS. THE ENG STARTED & RAN FOR ABOUT 1 MIN BUT QUIT AGAIN. THE PLT LANDED ONTO A GRASS FIELD & THE ACFT STRUCK A 6-FT DITCH. NO ENG OR CARB FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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