ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345414
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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 2023 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six D |
| Owner/operator: | 19T LLC |
| Registration: | N4219T |
| MSN: | 32-7240037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Omar N Bradley Airport (MBY/KMBY), Moberly, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Regional Airport, MO (COU/KCOU) |
| Moberly Airport, MO (MBY/KMBY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that prior to beginning the instructional flight, he visually confirmed there was fuel in each fuel tank. He did not use a fuel dip stick when he checked the fuel level and approximated the fuel level as 17 gallons. He said the flight would have required 8 gallons of fuel. About 10 miles from the destination airport, with the fuel selector positioned to the right main fuel tank, the engine began to run rough. He then selected the right auxiliary fuel tank, and the engine began to run smoothly again. About 4 miles from the destination airport and during the approach for landing, the engine began to run rough again. He then selected the left auxiliary fuel tank, but engine power was not restored. With the engine at idle power, he tried to restore engine power by cycling through the remaining fuel tanks but was unsuccessful. He then performed a forced landing to a field, during which the engine ceased to operate.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no leaks with the fuel system and no useable fuel was found in the left and right main fuel tanks. The flight instructor stated that after the accident, he checked the left auxiliary/tip tank and there was 7 gallon of fuel present. The examination revealed no failures or malfunctions with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal airplane operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during an approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://abc17news.com/news/transportation/crash-collision/2023/09/10/no-one-injured-in-randolph-county-plane-crash/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193115
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumbertxt=4219T
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N4219T/history/20230911/0029Z/KCOU/L%2039.43198%20-92.37872
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1995 | N4219T | Always Aviation | 0 | Monroe, NC | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2023 03:01 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Sep-2023 06:15 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Sep-2023 05:46 | fr7391 | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 01:01 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 24-Mar-2024 22:34 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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