ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284986
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 2007 |
| Time: | 09:57 LT |
| Type: | Gadbois Apex Cross 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N751EW |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| Engine model: | Compact RA MZ202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Show Low, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | HOLBROOK, AZ (P14) |
| Show Low Airport, AZ (SOW/KSOW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with high vegetation during an off-airport forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot had completed the flight earlier in the day from Show Low to Holbrook, and had required about 3 1/2 gallons of fuel. He took a spare tank of fuel with him on the flight, which he used to top off his main tank when he arrived at Holbrook. On the return flight, he observed that fuel was depleting at higher than normal rate, but believed that he could still make it to his destination. He eventually ran out of fuel 1 1/2 miles northeast of Show Low airport. He believed that he had a fuel leak.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel consumption calculations and failure to divert to an alternate airport, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA144
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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