ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188269
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| Date: | Sunday 19 June 2016 |
| Time: | 22:32 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5661R |
| MSN: | 24-732 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4090 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Approx 4 miles N of William P Hobby Airport (KHOU), Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Loui, MO (SUS) |
| Houston, TX (HOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was about 6 miles from the destination airport when he informed the controller that the airplane had lost all engine power and would not be able to make it to the airport. The airplane struck the roof of a 40-ft-tall warehouse. No fuel was found in either fuel tank, and there was no evidence of a fuel spill. The pilot stated after the accident that the engine had lost power due to fuel exhaustion. No information was obtained during the investigation that detailed where the pilot had departed from or how much fuel was on board the airplane at the start of the accident flight. It is likely that the pilot departed with insufficient fuel on board for the planned flight or that he did not monitor his fuel usage during the flight; either of these scenarios would have resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5661R
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5661R/history/20160619/2231Z
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2016 18:08 | dmorrelljrtx | Added |
| 20-Jun-2016 19:18 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2016 06:21 | bovine | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Nov-2019 14:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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