ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133218
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1994 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark Smith |
| Registration: | N9183D |
| MSN: | 22-6231 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1651 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butler, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| (KBTP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS DOING A SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT AND THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER WAS ABOARD. AS PART OF THE DEMONSTRATION, THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AND THEN HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND. AS HE TURNED DOWNWIND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT FORCED LANDED IN A FIELD, BUT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES, AND CARTWHEELED ACROSS THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL STRAINER AND CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL, RESPECTIVELY, HAD TWO AND ONE OUNCE OF FUEL. THE LEFT TANK HAD 8.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. A PLACARD THAT STATED 'NO TAKE-OFF ON RIGHT TANK WITH LESS THAN 1/3 TANK' WAS OVER THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA067
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 08:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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