ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244374
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| Date: | Friday 23 October 2020 |
| Time: | 15:51 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N98615 |
| MSN: | 18838 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4216 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N of El Cajon, near Gillespie Field Airport (SEE/KSEE), San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Cajon, CA |
| El Cajon, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the preflight he checked the fuel sight gauges and he believed that both fuel tanks were full. After flying for about an hour, he returned to the airport for a straight in approach and noticed that the fuel might be near exhaustion since he could not see the float at the bottom of the sight glass. While on a 2-mile final approach, the engine lost power. The pilot subsequently initiated a forced landing to an unoccupied school playground. During the landing roll, the pilot intentionally ground looped the airplane to prevent hitting a chain link fence, however, the right wing collided with the fence and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failure or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA022
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2020 03:38 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Oct-2020 05:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2021 18:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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