ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295755
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| Date: | Saturday 7 June 2003 |
| Time: | 11:09 LT |
| Type: |  Acro Sport II |
| Owner/operator: | Steven R Manweiler |
| Registration: | N94SM |
| MSN: | 733 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bartlesville, Washington County, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bartlesville Airport, OK (BVO/KBVO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An experimental home-built airplane, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power. The pilot stated that he requested fuel prior to departure from the Newton Country Airport (EWK). Fuel servicing was not performed on the aircraft as requested by the pilot. He departed without checking fuel quantity. He attempted an emergency landing in a field, where the airplane nosed over, and came to rest in the inverted position.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA167
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 2014 | N94SM | Biplane Crazy, LLC | 2 | Liberty Twp, NE of Butler County Rgnl Airport (KHAO), Hamilton, OH | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 12:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 11-Nov-2022 09:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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