ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296966
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 2002 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9542S |
| MSN: | 266 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kittitas, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colfax, WA (S94) |
| Kent, WA (S36) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot (front seat) accompanied by the individual (rear seat pilot) who had recently purchased the aircraft departed Colfax, Washington, en route to Kent, Washington. The amount of fuel available was not adequately verified by the pilot and after flying over 150 statute miles the aircraft's engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing on rocky terrain. The rear seat pilot reported that subsequent to the forced landing he checked the right wing fuel tank low point drain and observed only enough gas to moisten his thumb. A check of the left wing fuel tank low point drain yielded a steady stream of gas, but when he returned to the aircraft the following day to begin recovery procedures he was unable to siphon any gas from either tank. He also noted that there was no significant gas observed when the wings were removed from the airframe.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to conduct an adequate preflight inspection of the fuel resulting in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the rocky terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02LA134
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1996 | N9542S | Private | 0 | Lander, WY | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 12:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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