- Date
- October 16, 1990, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Moravia, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37859Porterfield Porterfield FP65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901016046229A
- Case key
- 36826
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Probable cause
Power loss after takeoff due to a partially clogged fuel line between the fuel tank and the gascolator. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain under the airplane when power loss occurred.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The engine lost power on takeoff. The pilot executed an emergency landing and was unable to avoid colliding with trees. The power loss was attributed to a partially clogged fuel line between the fuel tank and the gascolator. The FAA reported the terrain off the end of the runway was unsuitable for a forced landing. The last annual inspection on the airplane was conducted 14 months ago. The last flight review for the pilot was conducted 25 months ago.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37859
- Reported as
- Porterfield Porterfield FP65 (PORTERFIEL)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1006
- Engine
- Franklin 4AC176B2, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Nash
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 8, 1989
- Destination
- NY36
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 809 total · 799 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.