ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292665
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| Date: | Saturday 28 January 2006 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Advantage Aero Inc. |
| Registration: | N9183Y |
| MSN: | 28-8616016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5003 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smoketown, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wildwood-Cape May County Airport, NJ (WWD/KWWD) |
| Lancaster Airport, PA (LNS/KLNS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was last fueled 1.4 hours prior to the accident flight. The pilot then flew for approximately 3 hours with the left fuel tank selected. When the airplane was approximately 12 miles from the destination airport, the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine unsuccessfully, and then performed a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane impacted a barn. Examination of the airplane revealed the fuel tanks were ruptured, and no fuel was observed in the main fuel line from the firewall to the fuel pump, or the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carburetor. No mechanical anomalies were identified with the engine or airplane. According to the Piper PA-28-161 Pilot Operating Handbook, the airplane burned approximately 8.5 gallons per hour at a 75 percent power setting. The total fuel capacity was 48 useable gallons.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06LA064
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 07:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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