MONROE, NC, USA
N53317
MOSS TIMOTHY C QUICKSILVER MX
THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE THE ULTRALIGHT-TYPE ACFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO A MOWED FIELD OWNED BY HIM. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A TREE AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND FELL TO THE TERRAIN NOSE-DOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS FUELED WITH 93 OCTANE AUTOMOTIVE GAS MIXED WITH 2-CYCLE LUBE OIL, AND THAT THE FUEL WAS 6 MONTHS OLD. HE EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT THE PWR LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE AGE OF THE FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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