ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144587
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 2012 |
| Time: | 17:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7309W |
| MSN: | 28-1167 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3684 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a ditch off Clover Avenue, Margaret, St. Clair County, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talladega, AL (ASN) |
| Talladega, AL (ASN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and passenger departed on a local flight. During cruise flight, about 1,000 feet above ground level, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot selected the other fuel tank. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot landed the airplane on a road, and the airplane struck a ditch. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right fuel tank was devoid of fuel. Fuel was found in the left tank, and it flowed normally when the left tank was selected utilizing the fuel selector valve. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures were noted that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that all of the fuel in the right fuel tank was used, and due to the low altitude fuel from the left tank did not reach the engine for attempted restart before the pilot had to configure the airplane for an off-airport landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2012 05:19 | RobertMB | Added |
| 25-Mar-2012 14:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2012 16:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2012 21:24 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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