ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355332
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1997 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9QT |
| MSN: | 5354 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 60 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mountain View, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marshall, AR (4A5) |
| (7M2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported the flight was inbound to the airport with a low fuel condition. The pilot had throttled back the airplane's power to '23' [inches manifold pressure] to continue toward the airport. En route, the pilot transmitted 'Oh, I just ran out and going down into a field, do not see the airport.' During the forced landing in a field, the airplane struck a fence. The pilot had flown the airplane for a total of 60 hours without any fuel system discrepancies. The pilot stated that his preflight preparation indicated that fuel was available at the airport where he had planned for refueling; however, upon landing at the airport with a low fuel condition, the pilot discovered that fuel was not available. Thinking that he had 5 gallons of fuel remaining, the pilot departed that airport for an airport 24 nautical miles away. Neither the Sectional Chart nor the Airport/Facility Directory indicate fuel availability at the airport chosen during the preflight planning.
Probable Cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA332
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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