ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296147
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| Date: | Saturday 8 March 2003 |
| Time: | 00:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Seritech, Inc |
| Registration: | N3287L |
| MSN: | 17256187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2221 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camden, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand Airport, SC (CRE/KCRE) |
| Camden, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The personal flight was several miles from the destination airport in Camden, South Carolina, when the engine lost power. Efforts by the pilot to restore engine power failed. The airplane collided with and was lodged in the tops of trees about three miles short of the runway at Woodward Field, South Carolina. Examination of the airplane revealed the wings were severely damaged. Left inboard wing and flap bent downward, inboard leading edge of left wing bent, and tip of left wing broken off. Right outboard leading edge crushed and tip broken upward. The nose cowling and engine mounts were bent. During the wreckage recovery operation, no fuel was recovered from the fuel system. Post-accident investigation of the engine revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, subsequent loss of engine power and an in-flight collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA057
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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