KINGSTON, TN, USA
N5750V
BEECH A23-24
DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL AND THE PILOT DITCHED THE PLANE IN A LAKE. AFTER THE DITCHING, THE PILOT EGRESSED FROM THE PLANE AND ENTER A FISHING BOAT THAT PULLED UP ALONGSIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE PLANK SANK. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, THE ENGINE WAS PREPARED FOR A TEST RUN. AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY IN STARTING, IT RAN SMOOTHLY WHEN THE MIXTURE WAS LEANED EXCESSIVELY. WHEN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED WITH THE ORIGINAL FUEL CONTROL RE-INSTALLED, AND AGAIN, IT WOULD RUN SMOOTHLY ONLY WHEN LEANED. THE ORIGINAL FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS BENCH TESTED. REPORTEDLY, IT TESTED NORMAL, AND AFTER THAT, IT OPERATED PROPERLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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