ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226653
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| Date: | Thursday 27 June 2019 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N102GL |
| MSN: | 1052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagles Landing Airport (5GA3), Williamson, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williamson, GA (5GA3) |
| Williamson, GA (5GA3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he switched the fuel selector while taxiing for takeoff. During takeoff, about 150 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power and impacted trees. Postaccident examination revealed that the fuel selector was between the right and left tank positions. No fuel was found in the carburetor bowl and about 1 ounce of fuel was found in the accelerator pump cavity. No other anomalies were found with the engine. Therefore, the loss of engine power was likely due to the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector between the two tanks, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent misplacement of the fuel selector, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA219
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2019 19:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Jun-2019 19:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2022 07:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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