ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299281
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| Date: | Monday 28 February 2000 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Mercado Holdings Inc. |
| Registration: | N441WA |
| MSN: | 23-1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7478 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | TITUSVILLE, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , FL (X21) |
| , FL (KTIX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After receiving serious injuries during the accident, the pilot couldn't recall the details of the flight. According to the pilot-rated passenger, fuel was not available at the departure airport. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane lost engine power while on approach to their destination airport. The pilot executed an off-field emergency landing short of runway 18. During an examination of the fuel system, approximately one pint of fuel was recovered from the right outboard fuel tank, and no fuel was recovered from the remaining tanks. The local fire department reported to the FAA inspector that when they arrived on-scene there was no odor of fuel, nor was there any evidence of fuel being spilled from the airplane. An examination of the wreckage failed to disclose any mechanical malfunctions or component failures.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight on minimal fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the closed fuel pumps at the departure airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA029
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 04:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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