- Date
- June 14, 1988, 17:10 local (Jun 15, 1988, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49203Aeronca O58B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880614060379A
- Case key
- 40830
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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
During cruise, eng lost power. Plt attempted to restore power with no success; eng power was surging but less than enough to sustain flight. Forced landing was executed into rough terrain. Inspection revealed fuel selector deteriorated by age and use. The fuel selector was found in a partial on position. This position allowed only a limited fuel flow to the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49203
- Reported as
- Aeronca O58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7662
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Continental C85-12-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jon C. Poole
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- S42 · Silverdale, WA
- Destination
- PWT · Bremerton, WA
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 158 total · 5 in this make and model · 134 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.