OAK BROOK, IL, USA
N8377Z
CESSNA 205
PILOT AND PASSENGERS HERE CIRCLING OVER A GOLF TOURNANENT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN ADJACENT GOLF COURSE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING THE ROLLOUT. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL OR FAILURE. THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE HIGH POSITION. THE ACFT OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO THE HIGH POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION BECAUSE CONSIDERABLY RICHER MIXTURE THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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