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2001 C-182 Chickasha Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine OK Undetermined

C-182 Non-Fatal Chickasha, OK Oct. 6, 2001

After the pilot dispatched two parachutists, the pilot commenced his descent to return to the airport. While on final approach, approximately 200 feet AGL, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to land in a nearby open field rather than to attempt maneuvering around high power lines near the airport.

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2001 AK C-182 Fuel Contamination Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine North Pole

C-182 Non-Fatal North Pole, AK Sept. 23, 2001

The certificated commercial pilot was conducting skydiving operations in the vicinity of the accident airport. After the airplane climbed to about 11,500 feet msl, all three of the skydivers aboard exited the airplane, and the pilot began a descent to return to the departure airport. The pilot said that while on approach, all engine power was lost, and emergency engine procedures did not restore engine power.

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2001 C-182 Fuel Exhaustion Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine Salado TX

C-182 Non-Fatal Salado, TX Aug. 18, 2001

After the sky divers exited the airplane at 12,000 feet, the engine lost power while the airplane was descending through 10,000 feet. The pilot switched fuel tanks and engine power was reestablished. The engine again lost power at 4,000 feet and the pilot attempted a forced landing at his home base airport.

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2001 AL C-182 Headland Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine Undetermined

C-182 Non-Fatal Headland, AL July 28, 2001

The pilot stated that as the aircraft descended, the engine was operating at 2000 rpm, and the selected manifold pressure was 15 in Hg, and at 8,000 feet he noticed that the engine had ceased operating. Prior to noticing that the engine had ceased operating he said everything had been normal, but as he maneuvered to land he felt he was too far down the runway to land safely, so he elected to perform a go-around.

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2001 C-182 Carburetor Icing IL Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine Taylorville

C-182 Non-Fatal Taylorville, IL July 4, 2001

The airplane nosed over in a cornfield during a forced landing after a total loss of engine power. The pilot reported he released the parachutists at 10,100 feet msl over the drop zone and started the descent to the south due to better cloud clearances and to keep clear of company traffic. He reported that he applied carburetor heat before descending.

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2001 DHC-6 Twin Otter IL Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Multi-Engine Ottawa Prop Strike

DHC-6 Non-Fatal Ottawa, IL June 15, 2001

After landing at night and stopping on the ramp, a passenger was seriously injured after walking into the propeller blade after exiting the aircraft.

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1 2001 DHC-6 Twin Otter Fatal Fatal Multi-Engine Fentress Formation Flying Mid Air Prop Strike TX

DHC-6 Fatal (1) Fentress, TX May 27, 2001

A de Havilland DHC-6 and a Beech King Air 90 were to make a formation air drop of skydivers from 14,000 feet msl. The de Havilland was to be the lead aircraft with the King Air in trail. As the skydivers prepared to exit, the King Air was traveling faster than the de Havilland, and the pilot of the King Air had to pitch up and bank right to avoid the de Havilland.

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1 2001 C-208 Caravan Fatal Fatal Single-Engine

C-208 Caravan Fatal (1) Nagambie, Australia April 29, 2001

C-208 Caravan Fatal (1) Nagambie, Australia April 29, 2001

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2001 Decatur DHC-3 Single Otter Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine Preflight TX

DHC-3 Non-Fatal Decatur, TX March 31, 2001

The pilot and 21 jumpers were aboard the airplane for the local skydiving flight. The airplane took off to the north on the wet grass runway. Jumpers reported that during the initial takeoff climb, the aircraft assumed a “very steep angle of attack,” and described the pilot “winding the wheel on the lower right side of the chair clockwise, frantically,” and “busy with a wheel between the seats.”

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2001 Boulder City C-182 Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine NV Undetermined

C-182 Non-Fatal Boulder City, NV March 16, 2001

The pilot of the skydiver dropping aircraft reported that the engine lost power at the end of his descent from the 12,000-foot drop altitude as the airplane approached a landing 3-mile base leg. When the engine lost power, he checked that the fuel selector was in the “both” tanks position, the mixture was in the “rich” position, and checked individual magnetos; all with no effect.

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2001 C-P206 Derby Engine Failure KS Mechanical Failure Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine

C-P206 Non-Fatal Derby, KS March 9, 2001

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with trees and terrain during a forced landing to a field following an in-flight loss of engine power. Skydivers had been dropped prior to the loss of engine power and the pilot reported no injuries. The pilot stated, “I climbed to 11000 [feet.] Was not getting usual climb rate. Before decent found I could not close cowl flaps. Decended to 6000 feet. Noticed eratic raise on manifold gage.

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2001 7 C-U206 Fatal Fatal Single-Engine

Cessna 206 Fatal (7) Higuerote, Venezuela February 24, 2001

Cessna 206 Fatal (7) Higuerote, Venezuala February 24, 2001

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2001 9 Beech King Air 90 Fatal Fatal Multi-Engine Ferry UT

B-90 King Air Fatal (9) Lake Point, UT January 14, 2001

The pilot and eight parachutists were returning from a skydive meet. The pilot had obtained a weather briefing, which advised of instrument meteorological conditions at the destination, and filed a VFR flight plan, but it was never activated. Witnesses heard, but could not see, a twin engine turboprop pass over the airport, heading north out over the Great Salt Lake. They described the weather conditions as being a low ceiling with 1/4-mile visibility,

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2001 C-182 Fuel Starvation NC Non-Fatal Non-Fatal Single-Engine Parkton

C-182 Non-Fatal Parkton, NC January 7, 2001

The flight departed with approximately 20 gallons of fuel in each fuel tank and offloaded skydivers at 10,500 feet, then descended to return with the throttle at idle, the fuel/air ratio leaned; and carburetor heat applied. At 2,000 feet, the pilot began to level off and, “realized I was having engine trouble and began my emergency procedures for an engine failure at altitude….”

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