ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229569
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 October 2019 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12-D |
| Owner/operator: | N95131 Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N95131 |
| MSN: | 9531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4791 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Longs, north of Grand Strand Airport (KCRE), North Myrtle Beach, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Forest, VA (W90) |
| North Myrtle Beach, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during preflight preparations, he estimated that the flight time would be about 2 hours 29 minutes with a total fuel burn of 10.1 gallons. The airplane departed with 12 gallons of fuel. About 2 hours 25 minutes into the flight, the engine quit. The pilot navigated toward a nearby field to make an off-airport landing. During the landing, he saw a deep ditch and a house, so he attempted to ground loop the airplane to the left. Both wings impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported as a safety recommendation that adding a fuel stop would have prevented the accident.
The Federal Aviation Administrator inspector who examined the airplane reported that the nose tank had evidence of fuel being in it recently (the indicator cork was still wet with fuel), but no fuel remained in the tank. Both the right and left wing tanks were examined, and no fuel remained in either tank. No evidence of a fuel spill was found on the airplane or the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing, and impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N95131
NTSB GAA20CA001
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2019 18:22 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Oct-2019 19:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Oct-2019 00:14 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2019 09:06 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Mar-2021 20:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 21:04 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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