NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA83LA118
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THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL STRAINER WAS FULL OF WATER AND THAT THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED ONE OR TWO OUNCES OF WATER. DRAINING OF THIS WATER ALLOWED PROPER OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 1200-1500 RPM DUE TO DIRTY JETS IN THE CARBURETOR. THIS PROBLEM HAD EXISTED BEFORE AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE ACFT IS BASED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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