ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284371
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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2007 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1344Q |
| MSN: | 18503477 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2537 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Danube, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Meredith, NH |
| Hamilton Municipal Airport, NY (KVGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot flew some of the cross-country flight with the fuel selector positioned to the right main fuel tank, rather than both fuel tanks, as the airplane seemed heavy on the right side. During the return flight to his home airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power and collided with a fence post during a forced landing. Examination of the wreckage revealed that approximately 10 gallons of fuel was found in the left main fuel tank, and 2 gallons in the right main fuel tank. The engine was started and ran normally at idle to 1,700 rpm, followed by a normal shutdown. No mechanical anomalies were noted during examination or run-up of the engine. The fuel limitations for standard fuel tanks on the make and model accident airplane were 30.5 gallons in each fuel tank. There are a total of 55 gallons of usable fuel and 6 gallons of unusable fuel in all flight conditions. This amounts to 27.5 gallons of usable fuel and 3 gallons of unusable fuel for each main fuel tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07LA120
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1982 | N1344Q | Private | 0 | Lake George, NY | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 15:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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