ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293502
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| Date: | Sunday 17 October 2004 |
| Time: | 19:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5520W |
| MSN: | 28-610 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1881 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Altoona, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lone Rock-Tri-County Regional Airport, WI (LNR/KLNR) |
| Eau Claire Airport, WI (EAU/KEAU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a power line and terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The pilot stated, "Departed KLNR at 5:55 for Eau Claire airport to drop [the passenger] off and was still flying off the left tank." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight and his safety recommendation was "maybe fuel exhaustion." During an on-scene examination of the wreckage, 12.5 gallons of fuel was found in the right tank and approximately a pint of fuel in the left tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management leading to the fuel starvation in the left tank during the flight's descent. A factor was the impacted power line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI05CA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 06:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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