ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297561
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| Date: | Sunday 24 February 2002 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Amelia Reid Aviation |
| Registration: | N7604P |
| MSN: | 24-2815 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2562 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Jose, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA (SBA/KSBA) |
| San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Upon exhausting the airplane's fuel on approach to the destination airport, the pilot made a forced landing on a street and collided with an automobile. The pilot subsequently reported that he had not refueled the airplane prior to departing on the return portion of a round-robin cross country flight. The pilot also reported that he had evidently miscalculated the airplane engine's fuel consumption rate. According to the pilot, no mechanical malfunction was experienced during the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and improper fuel consumption calculation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA095
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 05:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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