Ware Teenie TWO N68127
26 March 1983 · Escondido, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1983 at about 22:20 local time, a Ware Teenie TWO registered N68127 was involved in an accident near Escondido, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Escondido, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0894, -116.9397
- Aircraft
- Ware Teenie TWO
- Registration
- N68127
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → Chino
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FUM05
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ENG LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 3000 FEET. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO A RESTRICTED FUEL LINE JUST AHEAD OF THE GASCOLATOR. A RESTRICTION OF THE INLET PORT OF THE GASOCALATOR RESULTED FROM ELECTROLYTIC CORROSION OF A STEEL PLUG IN THE AUXILIARY INLET PORT IN THE ALUMINUM HOUSING OF THE GASCOLATOR. THE CORROSION BUILDUP APPARENTLY BECAME DISLODGED CLOGGING THE ADJACENT PORT. THE PILOT/BUILDER RECOMMENDED CAUTION IN THE USE OF DISSIMILAR METALS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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