ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206599
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| Date: | Friday 23 February 2018 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N62438 |
| MSN: | 75-6757 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5547 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670-6N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zephyrhills, Pasco County, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg International Airport, FL (LEE/KLEE) |
| Zephyrhills Airport, FL (ZPH/KZPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, before departure, the airplane had 17 gallons of fuel for the flight to another airport where he planned to stop to refuel. He added that, after 45 minutes of flight and while the airplane was descending through 1,800 ft above ground level, the engine lost power. While on final approach and about 3 miles from the airport, he realized that the airplane would not reach the runway, so he chose to conduct an emergency landing on a road. Just before touchdown, the right wing impacted a traffic light pole and then the airplane impacted the ground.
During postaccident examination of the airplane, no fuel was found in the fuel system. Postaccident examination of the engine (and fuel system) revealed the presence of some debris in the carburetor fuel screen and the fuel sump. Otherwise, no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot's preflight fuel planning was inadequate because he did not ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power and impact with a pole during a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA18LA086
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62438
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 1990 | N62438 | Private | 0 | Marseilles, IL | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Pasco officials investigate Boeing Stearman plane crash in Zephyrhills, Pasco County, FL - USA.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 23 février 2018
,https://t.co/OJkSHusBek via @wfla pic.twitter.com/oqhu38i9cE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2018 21:16 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Feb-2018 23:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Feb-2018 20:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 25-Feb-2018 00:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2018 04:28 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-Jul-2022 12:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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