ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176520
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| Date: | Friday 23 April 2004 |
| Time: | 20:44 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Dillon Aviation |
| Registration: | N32891 |
| MSN: | 28R-7535098 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5991 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Delco, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville, NC (FAY) |
| Fayetteville, NC (FAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was conducting an instrument training flight with a private pilot. The engine start, run up, and flight was conducted on the right main fuel tank. The airplane was flown for 2 hours and 4 minutes. While being vectored by an air traffic controller for an NDB approach the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The flight instructor did not use the check list for the loss of engine power. The fuel selector was not moved to the left main fuel tank. An emergency was declared with the controller and a forced landing was made to an open field. The airplane collided with trees on landing roll out. Examination of the right main fuel tank revealed the fuel tank was empty. The left wing separated during the accident and fuel was observed by emergency personnel dripping from the fuel tank. When the pilot was asked what may have caused the loss of engine power, he stated, "fuel starvation." Examination and partial disassembly of the engine revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A factor was the flight instructor's failure to use the checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040511X00586&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2015 18:47 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 12:47 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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