ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182960
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 2015 |
| Time: | 21:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4643R |
| MSN: | 28-21397 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2455 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE Republic, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Creve Coeur , MO (1H0) |
| Aurora, MO (2H2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and a passenger were conducting a night cross-country flight. About 15 miles from the destination, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but was only able to obtain momentary engine power each time he pumped the throttle. The pilot then performed a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane struck a tree and fence. A first responder to the accident stated that there was a smell of fuel and the ground was wet at the accident site. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing fuel tank was breached and contained no fuel. The right wing fuel tank was intact. The right tank contained no usable fuel, and the fuel selector was selected to the right tank. The examination revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. It is likely that the pilot exhausted the fuel supply in the right tank and did not reposition the fuel selector to the left tank; thus, the engine experienced a loss of power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4643R
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 2011 | N4643R | 0 | Lansing, Illinois | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2015 07:06 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Jan-2016 17:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2016 18:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jan-2016 12:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2016 19:13 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-May-2017 19:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2018 08:02 | IsabellaBarbiero | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
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