What happened
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(-23) N1344Q departed from the hamilton airport (H30) in hamilton, NY on the morning of August 26, 2007 and flew to pemigewasset lake in meredith, NH with the sole pilot onboard. At, or about, 1:30 in the afternoon, the aircraft departed the lake enroute back to hamilton, NY with one passenger now onboard, in addition to the pilot. The pilot stated that in the area of the accident site, he began a descent from approximately 2500 feet down to 2000 feet. The pilot further stated that at that time the engine quit without warning. The aircraft made a forced landing in a field, sustaining substantial damage in the process. There is no record of the pilot having obtained a weather briefing or filing a flight plan with the fss for this flight. Weather conditions were VMC. There was an unknown, but fair quantity of fuel (approximately 10 gallons) in the left tank of the aircraft. There was very Little fuel (approx. 2 gallons) in the right hand tank. Fuel samples from both tanks did not show any contamination of sediments or water. Pilot stated to the NTSB investigator that he may have been flying with the fuel selector on the right tank prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N1344Q DEPARTED FROM THE HAMILTON AIRPORT (H30) IN HAMILTON, NY ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 26, 2007 AND FLEW TO PEMIGEWASSET LAKE IN MEREDITH, NH WITH THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD. AT, OR ABOUT, 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LAKE ENROUTE BACK TO HAMILTON, NY WITH ONE PASSENGER NOW ONBOARD, IN ADDITION TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, HE BEGAN A DESCENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET DOWN TO 2000 FEET. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE PROCESS. THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE PILOT HAVING OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING OR FILING A FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE FSS FOR THIS FLIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN, BUT FAIR QUANTITY OF FUEL (APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS) IN THE LEFT TANK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FUEL (APPROX. 2 GALLONS) IN THE RIGHT HAND TANK. FUEL SAMPLES FROM BOTH TANKS DID NOT SHOW ANY CONTAMINATION OF SEDIMENTS OR WATER. PILOT STATED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN FLYING WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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