ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288438
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| Date: | Monday 14 June 2010 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N70906 |
| MSN: | 17927 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3325 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hot Springs, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hot Springs-Memorial Field, AR (HOT/KHOT) |
| Hot Springs-Memorial Field, AR (HOT/KHOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner and a commercial-rated pilot departed in a tandem, two-seat, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a local flight. On the return leg to the airport the commercial pilot was flying the airplane. The commercial pilot, who was seated in the rear seat, did his before-landing checks to set up for the landing; however, during the approach to the runway the engine lost power. Unable to regain engine power, they elected to conduct a forced landing in a vacant lot. During the forced landing the airplane sustained damage to the left wing and fuselage. After the accident the pilot/owner and commercial pilot discovered that the engine's fuel shut-off valve was in the (pulled) off position. The commercial pilot reported that he flew a Cub Special (PA-11), but never the accident airplane (J3), and that the fuel shut-off valve in the J3 was in the same place as the carburetor heat in the PA-11. The commercial pilot added that the shut-off valve was not color coded or marked, and that he pulled the fuel shut-off knob mistaking it for the carburetor heat.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadvertent closure of the fuel valve. Contributing to the accident were the unmarked fuel shutoff valve and the pilot's inexperience in the accident airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10CA332
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 22:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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