ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295772
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 2003 |
| Time: | 19:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7238M |
| MSN: | 55538 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3290 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GO-300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middleton, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Echo, OR (OL02) |
| Caldwell, ID (ID00) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Cessna 175 departed Caldwell, Idaho, with 52 gallons of fuel (43 gallons usable total or 4.5 gallons unusable fuel per tank) and flew 1 hour and 40 minutes to his destination, Echo, Oregon. He subsequently departed Echo and flew back to his origination airport arriving over the airstrip about 1 hour and 20 minutes later. During the return flight he selected the left tank to balance out the fuel load and left the fuel selector in that position. While overhead his destination the engine lost power, and having no time to troubleshoot the problem, and not wanting to risk crossing high trees in an attempt to reach the end of the runway, he executed a forced landing off airport. The aircraft rolled through uneven terrain incurring substantial damage. An FAA inspector examined the aircraft and found approximately one gallon of fuel in the left tank and approximately 14 gallons of fuel in the right. The first item on the Cessna 175 Owner's Manual "Before Landing" checklist was: Set fuel selector to "both tanks."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist which led to fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the uneven terrain at the landing site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA093
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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