ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293774
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| Date: | Friday 20 May 2005 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Long Beach Flying Club |
| Registration: | N3004U |
| MSN: | 28-7990331 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9814 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Catalina Airport, Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Catalina Island-Avalon Bay Airport, CA (AVX/KAVX) |
| Long Beach Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight and impacted the ground during the ensuing forced landing. The pilot had flown from Long Beach to Catalina, whereupon he had lunch. The pilot said he believed he had 17 gallons in each tank when he left Long Beach. The pilot did not refuel the airplane at Catalina and did not visually verify the quantity of fuel in the airplane's two wing fuel tanks before taking off. After flying for several minutes, the engine lost power. The pilot noted one fuel tank gauge registered "empty," and the other gauge registered 1/4- and then 1/8-tank of fuel remaining. Engine power was briefly restored, and then it was finally completely lost. The pilot attempted a forced landing on the runway, but impacted the ground before reaching it. According to the aircraft rental firm's records, when the accident pilot departed Long Beach the airplane had previously been operated 2.1 hours since its last refueling to the level of the filler neck 17-gallon indicator tabs. Post crash, the airplane's recording hour meter registered that the pilot had flown for 1.4 hours for a combined total of 3.5 hours since last refueling.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to refuel the airplane prior to takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA183
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 1999 | N3004U | Private | 0 | Sacramento, CA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 13:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 09-Jul-2023 02:56 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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