ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295502
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 2003 |
| Time: | 13:09 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N411BT |
| MSN: | 75-2455 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hendersonville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Hendersonville, TN (0A7) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was in cruise flight when the engine lost power. The pilot made an approach for an emergency landing to a street and the airplane collided with two moving cars. The pilot stated that the airplane had been refueled about a week before the accident and had about a half tank during the preflight inspection. He took off and flew about 3 or 4-glider tow flights before the accident. Examination of the crash site revealed the fuel tank was not ruptured and the fuel gauge indicated empty. Sixteen ounces of fuel was drained out of the fuel tank and six ounces of fuel was drained out of the gascolator. No fuel was visible in the fuel tank, and no fuel was present on the pavement. A police officer smelled the odor of alcoholic beverage on the pilot's breath and a blood alcohol test was ordered and administered 1 hour 31 minutes after the accident. The specimens were forwarded to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation for analysis. The results indicated the pilot's alcohol concentration was 0.08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliters of whole blood. The Federal Code of Regulations states no person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft while having a .04 percent by weight or more alcohol in the blood.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation of fuel required for the flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was pilot impairment due to alcohol consumption.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA118
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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