NONE · Cessna 177 · 1998-12-31 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA99LA061
Event ID
20001211X11612
Type
Accident
Date
1998-12-31
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.089151, -80.179847
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
177
Registration
N29451
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The intentional operation of the airplane by the pilot with known deficiencies in equipment (fuel leakage from the carburetor), poor preflight by the pilot for his failure to visually determine that the fuel tanks were full before the initial flight. Factors in the accident were improper overhaul of the carburetor by a facility which would result in an increase in the fuel flow at full rich position, and also, failure of the float hinge arm pin in the carburetor which resulted in flooding at low throttle settings.