ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296513
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 2002 |
| Time: | 15:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N33170 |
| MSN: | 28-7505129 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3705 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming L-19869-36A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesquite, NV (67L) |
| Bountiful-Salt Lake Skypark, UT (BTF/KBTF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot estimated there was 32 to 33 gallons of fuel on board (the fuel level was just below the tabs in the tank, which indicate approximately 17 gallons in each tank) when he took off. Approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes later, the engine began "running rough." The pilot declared an emergency and was cleared to land at the international airport. The engine then lost all power and the propeller began windmilling. At best glide speed, the pilot was unable to glide to the airport and made a forced landing on a cloverleaf of an interstate highway. During the landing the airplane struck a corrugated metal drainage culvert, collapsing the nose and right main landing gear. The salvage company that retrieved the airplane drained slightly more than 1 quart of fuel from both fuel tanks and the fuel strainer. No fuel stains were noted on the wings or underneath of the fuselage.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to continue the flight without stopping for fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA009
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 August 2003 | N33170 | 0 | Nampa, Idaho | |
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| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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