20050514010969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T-1A-2 · Schellville/Son, CA · May 14, 2005

Date: May 14, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place: Schellville/Son, CA
Airport: Sonoma Valley Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N765GL
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA173
Reported as: Grtlks 2T1A2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 377 total188 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N765GLRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0765 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot lost control of the aircraft on take off after loss of engine power at about 40 feet (AGL).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 40 FEET (AGL).

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX05LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSonoma, CAa partial loss of engine power, which resulted from the fuel servo leaking and generating an excessively rich fuel/air mixture. A factor was the owner's failure to comply with a service bulletin.May 14, 2005 · Substantial damage