ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299293
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 2000 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 |
| Owner/operator: | Gary Mead |
| Registration: | N5127C |
| MSN: | D2412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1481 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | DESERT CENTER, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | WICKENBERG , AZ (E25) |
| 29 PALMS , CA (KTNP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed Wickenberg, Arizona, for a flight to Lompoc, California. The pilot said he planned on an intermediate stop near Twentynine Palms, California, to purchase fuel. According to the pilot, he had topped the airplane off with an estimated 35 gallons of fuel prior to the flight. He took off on the left fuel tank and then switched to the right tank. He said he remembered looking at the right fuel tank and saw it was bouncing from 1/4 tank to nearly empty. He said he was about 40 miles east of his intended intermediate destination when the engine suddenly quit. He switched tanks back to the left tank and attempted to restart the engine, without success. He told investigators that he noticed the right tank going dry fast but elected to continue the flight. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right tank had about 3 ounces of fuel in it and the left tank was nearly full. The engine was run after the accident with no abnormalities noted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, his inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, and his improper use of the fuel selector.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA108
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 04:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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