ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348937
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 2023 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N66RC |
| MSN: | 27-8054046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ/KHQZ), Forney, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Mesquite Metro Airport, TX (KHQZ) |
| Mesquite Metro Airport, TX (KHQZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while returning from a 5-hour aerial survey flight, she noticed about a quarter tank of fuel indicated on each fuel gauge and continued the flight toward the destination airport. While on the approach, the pilot noticed that both engines sputtered and both fuel gauges indicated empty. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a highway median, and the airplane impacted guardrails. Both wings, the empennage, and fuselage sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks contained no usable fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/small-plane-crashes-between-highway-80-lanes-forney/287-0552be1b-a39f-410b-b72d-251bc07655cd
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/forney-plane-crash-highway-80/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-forney-highway
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/twin-engine-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-on-u-s-80/3414552/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193540
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66RC
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N66RC/history/20231218/1554Z/KHQZ/01TE
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a8b35a&lat=32.756&lon=-96.479&zoom=13.6&showTrace=2023-12-18
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/36615_1609963301.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Not everyday you see a plane in the middle of a highway. Right in the grass that separates 80 East and 80 West in @CityofForneyGov @CBSNewsTexas pic.twitter.com/Wj4uGtF5IG
— Keith Russell (@krussellcbs11) December 18, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2023 21:44 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 19-Dec-2023 02:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Dec-2023 04:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2023 14:39 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2023 20:49 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Dec-2023 20:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2023 21:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2024 12:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 24-Feb-2024 14:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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