CORONA, CA, USA
N8898
PIPER PA-24-250
AFTER REFUELING, THE ACFT TOOK OFF & LOST PWR AT 150 FT TO 200 FT AGL. THE ACFT STRUCK TREES WHILE IN A STEEPENING LEFT BANK & CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE ARPT. NO CONTAMINANTS OR WATER WERE FOUND EITHER IN THE ACFT'S FUEL SYSTEM OR IN THE FUEL SOURCE. CONTINUITY WAS ASCERTAINED FOR FLIGHT CONTROLS, THE ENGINE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CARBURETOR WAS FRACTURED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT TANK BUT AN IMPRINT OF THE POINTER WAS FOUND IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. THE PLT HAD NO MEMORY BEYOND REFUELING. TESTS CONDUCTED IN A SIMILAR ACFT WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE 'OFF' POSITION WERE INCONCLUSIVE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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