ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200036
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 2017 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N712RL |
| MSN: | 71000 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 997 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hill County north of Itasca, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Longmont, CO (LMO) |
| Hillsboro, TX (INJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during his preflight inspection, he perceived that both fuel tanks were full. Based on previous flights, full fuel tanks allowed for about 5 hours of flight endurance. About 4 hours after departure, the pilot noticed a low fuel quantity on the cockpit gauges but continued the flight toward the planned destination airport. Several minutes later, the engine lost power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a field. The airplane impacted a power line and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks contained no usable fuel. Following the accident, the pilot stated he should have landed earlier to refuel. He also discovered that a co-owner had not filled the fuel tanks after the previous flight, as he had expected.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a 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=712RL
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2017 23:16 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Sep-2017 23:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-Jan-2018 20:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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