McKinnis STEEN SKYBOLT N75CM
20 March 2000 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 2000 at about 21:45 local time, a McKinnis STEEN SKYBOLT registered N75CM was involved in an accident near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tuscaloosa (TCL)
- Coordinates
- 33.1702, -87.6209
- Aircraft
- McKinnis STEEN SKYBOLT
- Registration
- N75CM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Pell City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA00LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
a loss of engine power during climb due to fuel starvation which was caused by a fuel leak in the gascolator as a result of improper maintenance by the operator that resulted in the pilot making a forced landing during which the airplane sustained substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he had landed at Tuscaloosa to refuel, and after departing the engine ceased operating without any warning. He executed an emergency landing, and the airplane incurred substantial damage during the landing. The pilot, also a certificated aircraft mechanic, further stated that he and the FAA inspector looked at the wreckage after the accident, and they discovered a massive fuel leak at the gascolator. The gascolator thumb nut had not been safety wired, and it had backed off, allowing fuel to pour out the top of the gascolator. The airplane had accumulated 10 hours since its last condition inspection, which the pilot said had been performed by the owner/operator.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Pine Hill, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Jun 2000 | Cessna 172H | Foley, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Siai-Marchetti F260B | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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