ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354091
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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1998 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Sabetha Flyers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N626BP |
| MSN: | 28-7790552 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairview, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Sabetha, KS (K83) |
| Clinton, OK (KCLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route to the Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton, Oklahoma, the airplane encountered a 'brisk' headwind. Approximately 35 miles north of Fairview, Oklahoma, the pilot 'realized' that the aircraft was low on fuel. He reported the fuel situation to the fixed base operator (FBO) at the Fairview Municipal Airport and continued towards the airport. About 1/2 mile north of the airport, the aircraft 'ran out of fuel'. A forced landing was initiated to a field, and during the landing roll, the airplane impacted a ditch. The pilot reported that prior to the flight the fuel level was 'above the tank tabs, approximately 36 gallons.'
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA322
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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